tubby

[ tuhb-ee ]

/ ˈtʌb i /

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adjective, tub·bi·er, tub·bi·est.

short and fat: a tubby child.

having a dull, thumping sound; lacking resonance.

Nearby words

tubal, tubal ligation, tubal pregnancy, tubal-cain, tubate, tubby, tube, tube cell, tube fly, tube foot, tube pan

Origin of tubby

First recorded in 1800–10; tub + -y¹

Related formstub·bi·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for tubby

Remember the first Walkman, introduced in 1979, with its tubby buttons and workmanlike profile.
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Gazing toward Stonington Hunt, Tubby saw that the man held a revolver in his hand.
The Boy Scouts' Mountain Camp|John Henry Goldfrap
Tubby was the first to give these disquieting thoughts words.
The Boy Scouts at the Panama Canal|John Henry Goldfrap
Better curb that fierce thirst of yours for a minute or two, Tubby, while we watch what's passing.
The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields|Lieut. Howard Payson

They heard one of the girls calling, and Tubby 236 lumbered around to see Frankie gesticulating from the window.
Wyn's Camping Days|Amy Bell Marlowe
At first Tubby thought that they were those of some of the party in the cave who had come out to see what had become of them.
The Boy Scouts' Mountain Camp|John Henry Goldfrap

British Dictionary definitions for tubby

tubby

/ (ˈtʌbɪ) /

adjective -bier or -biest

plump

shaped like a tub

rare having little resonance

Derived Formstubbiness, noun

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Word Origin and History for tubby

tubby

adj.

"shaped like a tub, corpulent," 1835, from tub + -y (2). The noun meaning "a fat person" is attested from 1891.

tubby

adjective, tub·bi·er, tub·bi·est.

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Origin of tubby

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British Dictionary definitions for tubby

tubby

adjective -bier or -biest

Word Origin and History for tubby

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