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dump·y1

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–adjective, dump·i·er, dump·i·est.

dumpish; dejected; sulky.

[Origin: 1610–20; dump(s) + -y¹

]

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dump·y2

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–adjective, dump·i·er, dump·i·est.

short and stout; squat: a dumpy figure.

[Origin: 1740–50; perh. akin to dumpling

]

—Related forms

dump·i·ly, adverb

dump·i·ness, noun

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dump·y¹ Audio Help (dŭm'pē) Pronunciation Key
adj. dump·i·er, dump·i·est
Short and stout; squat.

[Probably from dump, lump.]

dump'i·ly adv., dump'i·ness n.

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dum·py² Audio Help (dŭm'pē) Pronunciation Key
adj. dump·i·er, dump·i·est
Resembling a dump, as in shabbiness; disreputable: "The place had a dark and dumpy look" (Washington Post).

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dumpy
adjective
1.	resembling a garbage dump
2.	short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure" [syn: chunky]
3.	short and plump

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dumpy [ˈdampi] adjective

short and thick or fat
Example: a dumpy little woman

Arabic:	قَصير وَبَدين
Chinese (Simplified):	矮胖的
Chinese (Traditional):	矮胖的
Czech:	zavalitý
Danish:	lille og tyk; tæt
Dutch:	kort en dik
Estonian:	matsakas
Finnish:	pönäkkä
French:	boulot
German:	plump
Greek:	στρουμπουλός
Hungarian:	tömzsi
Icelandic:	stuttur og digur, lítill og feitur
Indonesian:	pendek gemuk
Italian:	tozzo, grassottello

Japanese:	ずんぐりした
Korean:	땅딸막한
Latvian:	drukns
Lithuanian:	kresnas, apvalus
Norwegian:	liten og tykk, klumpet
Polish:	krępy, przysadzisty
Portuguese (Brazil):	atarracado
Portuguese (Portugal):	atarracado
Romanian:	bondoc
Russian:	приземистый
Slovak:	zavalitý
Slovenian:	debelušen
Spanish:	rechoncho
Swedish:	rultig, undersätsig, satt
Turkish:	kısa ve şişman