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dumpy

[duhm-pee] Origin

dump·y

1[duhm-pee]
adjective, dump·i·er, dump·i·est.
dumpish; dejected; sulky.

Origin:
1610–20; dump(s) + -y1

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dump·y

2[duhm-pee]
adjective, dump·i·er, dump·i·est.
short and stout; squat: a dumpy figure.

Origin:
1740–50; perhaps akin to dumpling

dump·i·ly, adverb
dump·i·ness, noun
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dumpy1 (ˈdʌmpɪ)
 
adj , dumpier, dumpiest
short and plump; squat
 
[C18: perhaps related to dumpling]
 
'dumpily1
 
adv
 
'dumpiness1
 
n

dumpy or dumpish2 (ˈdʌmpɪ, ˈdʌmpɪʃ)
 
adj
rare in low spirits; depressed; morose
 
[C17: from C16 dump; see dumps]
 
dumpish or dumpish2
 
adj
 
[C17: from C16 dump; see dumps]

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dumpy
"short and stout," 1750, apparently from dump, but the connection is unclear.
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