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dumpy - 5 dictionary results

dump⋅y

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

Origin:
1610–20; dump(s) + -y 1

dump⋅y

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

Origin:
1740–50; perh. akin to dumpling


dump⋅i⋅ly, adverb
dump⋅i⋅ness, noun
dump·y 1   (dŭm'pē)   
adj.   dump·i·er, dump·i·est
Short and stout; squat.

[Probably from dump, lump.]
dump'i·ly adv., dump'i·ness n.
dum·py 2   (dŭm'pē)   
adj.   dump·i·er, dump·i·est
Resembling a dump, as in shabbiness; disreputable: "The place had a dark and dumpy look" (Washington Post).

Dumpy

Dump"y\, a. [Compar. Dumpier; superl. Dumpiest.] [ 1. From Dump a short ill-shapen piece.

2. From Dump sadness.]

1. Short and thick; of low stature and disproportionately stout.

2. Sullen or discontented. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
Language Translation for : dumpy
Spanish: rechoncho,
German: plump,
Japanese: ずんぐりした
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