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 dumpy dumpy /ˈdʌmpi/

adjective

  1. Short and plump  ( dumpy , podgy [Informal, British] , pudgy [Informal] , roly-poly [Informal] , tubby )
    short and plump
  2. Short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature  ( chunky , dumpy , low-set , squat , squatty , stumpy )
    short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
     Some people seem born to be square and chunky
    some people seem born to be square and chunky
     A dumpy little dumpling of a woman
    a dumpy little dumpling of a woman
     Dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears
    dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears
     A little church with a squat tower
    a little church with a squat tower
     A squatty red smokestack
    a squatty red smokestack
     A stumpy ungainly figure
    a stumpy ungainly figure
  3. [Informal] Resembling a garbage dump  ( dumpy [Informal] )
    resembling a garbage dump