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dumpy
[
duhm
-pee
]
Origin
dump·y
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pi
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duhm
-pee
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adjective,
dump·i·er,
dump·i·est.
dumpish; dejected; sulky.
Origin:
1610–20;
dump(s)
+
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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dump·y
2
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ˈdʌm
pi
/
Show Spelled
[
duhm
-pee
]
Show IPA
adjective,
dump·i·er,
dump·i·est.
short and stout; squat:
a dumpy figure.
Origin:
1740–50;
perhaps akin to
dumpling
Related forms
dump·i·ly,
adverb
dump·i·ness,
noun
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dumpy
1
(ˈdʌmpɪ)
—
adj
,
dumpier
,
dumpiest
short and plump; squat
[C18: perhaps related to
dumpling
]
'dumpily
1
—
adv
'dumpiness
1
—
n
dumpy
or
dumpish
2
(ˈdʌmpɪ, ˈdʌmpɪʃ)
—
adj
rare
in low spirits; depressed; morose
[C17: from C16
dump;
see
dumps
]
dumpish
or
dumpish
2
—
adj
[C17: from C16
dump;
see
dumps
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
dumpy
"short and stout," 1750, apparently from
dump
, but the connection is unclear.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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