chubby
[ chuhb-ee ]
adjective,chub·bi·er, chub·bi·est.
round and plump: a chubby child; a chubby face.
Origin of chubby
1Other words for chubby
Opposites for chubby
Other words from chubby
- chub·bi·ly, adverb
- chub·bi·ness, noun
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How to use chubby in a sentence
This young Blackfoot had the broadest, chubbiest face the boys had ever seen, and the grin on it seemed to touch each ear.
Deerfoot in The Mountains | Edward S. Ellis
British Dictionary definitions for chubby
chubby
/ (ˈtʃʌbɪ) /
adjective-bier or -biest
(esp of the human form) plump and round
Origin of chubby
1C17: perhaps from chub, with reference to the plump shape of the fish
Derived forms of chubby
- chubbiness, noun
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