snubby

American  

[snuhb-ee] / ˈsnʌb i /

adjective

snubbier, snubbiest

1. somewhat snub, as the nose.

2. short and thick or wide; stubby; stumpy.

   snubby fingers.

3. tending to snub people.

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Other Word Forms

• snubbiness
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of snubby

First recorded in 1820–30; snub + -y ¹

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Example Sentences

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snubby snubbier

Hatchlings have big eyes, snubby little snouts and can fit in the palm of your hand.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2022

The snubby nose of the broad-winged aircraft looked as if it had been flattened against the white cliffs of Dover.

From Time Magazine Archive

At the front door stands another Guardian, with one of those snubby machine guns slung over his shoulder.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

You're actively snubby, or coldly inactive: We pay, and you pooh-pooh!

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, April 11, 1891 by Various

Melchisedek lifted his snubby little nose and gazed inquiringly at Theodora.

From Phebe, Her Profession A Sequel to Teddy: Her Book by Anna Chapin Ray

But Goody, who had gathered many a pinecone for our feeding-boxes and, her snub nose pressed snubbier yet against the window pane, had watched the black-capped rolypolies twitch out the winged seeds, stood her ground.

From Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road by Katharine Lee Bates

It's broader, and flatter, and snubbier than ever.

From Dawn by Henry Rider Haggard

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