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DUMPINESS

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dump⋅y

2  [duhm-pee]
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–adjective, dump⋅i⋅er, dump⋅i⋅est.
short and stout; squat: a dumpy figure.
Origin:
1740–50; perh. akin to dumpling

Related forms:
dump⋅i⋅ly, adverb
dump⋅i⋅ness, noun
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dump·y 1   (dŭm'pē)   
adj.   dump·i·er, dump·i·est
Short and stout; squat.

[Probably from dump, lump.]
dump'i·ly adv., dump'i·ness n.
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