adjective
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short and thickset like a stump; stubby
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abounding in or full of stumps
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Etymology
Origin of stumpy
Example Sentences
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He reached into Hideg’s stash of percussion instruments and kept rhythm on cowbell and a set of stumpy sticks called claves.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2023
In Barcelona, somewhere along the tracks where my mom's train would be chugging along, I discovered a log creature with a face and four stumpy legs.
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2021
"Elaphrosaurs had long necks, stumpy arms with small hands, and relatively lightly-built bodies," Dr Stephen Poropat said.
From BBC • May 18, 2020
Now standpipes — the ubiquitous stumpy structures that firefighters use to get water to the upper floors of tall buildings — are finally getting their due.
From New York Times • May 18, 2017
It entered a cluster of gray sage that must have seemed like a tall forest to the stumpy little thing.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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