dumpy

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

Origin of dumpy

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First recorded in 1610–20; dump(s) + -y1

Other definitions for dumpy (2 of 2)

dumpy2
[ duhm-pee ]

adjective,dump·i·er, dump·i·est.
  1. short and stout; squat: a dumpy figure.

Origin of dumpy

2
First recorded in 1740–50; perhaps akin to dumpling

Other words from dumpy

  • dump·i·ly, adverb
  • dump·i·ness, noun

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How to use dumpy in a sentence

  • Herr Professor, be-spectacled, soon clambered up on the rostrum and squatted dumpily.

    Villa Elsa | Stuart Henry

British Dictionary definitions for dumpy (1 of 2)

dumpy1

/ (ˈdʌmpɪ) /


adjectivedumpier or dumpiest
  1. short and plump; squat

Origin of dumpy

1
C18: perhaps related to dumpling

Derived forms of dumpy

  • dumpily, adverb
  • dumpiness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for dumpy (2 of 2)

dumpy2

dumpish (ˈdʌmpɪʃ)

/ (ˈdʌmpɪ) /


adjective
  1. rare in low spirits; depressed; morose

Origin of dumpy

2
C17: from C16 dump; see dumps

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