dumpy
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adjective, dump·i·er, dump·i·est.
short and stout; squat: a dumpy figure.
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dumpy1 (ˈdʌmpɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , dumpier, dumpiest | |
| short and plump; squat | |
| [C18: perhaps related to | |
| 'dumpily1 | |
| —adv | |
| 'dumpiness1 | |
| —n | |
| dumpy or dumpish2 (ˈdʌmpɪ, ˈdʌmpɪʃ) | |
| —adj | |
| rare in low spirits; depressed; morose | |
| [C17: from C16 dump; see | |
| dumpish or dumpish2 | |
| —adj | |
| [C17: from C16 dump; see | |
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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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Example sentences
Now instead of a rich and thin social climber, she's a poor and dumpy social climber.
She is slightly dumpy and duck-footed and has a puffy face.
Hunters lounge on dumpy furniture that crackles when you lean back because of all the peanut shells behind the cushions.
Historically, this neighborhood has had a well-deserved reputation of being dumpy and crime-ridden.
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