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 [stuhm-pee]  

stump·y

   [stuhm-pee]
adjective, stump·i·er, stump·i·est.
1.
of the nature of or resembling a stump.
2.
short and thick; stubby; stocky.
3.
abounding in stumps: a stumpy field.
Origin:
1590–1600; stump + -y1

Related forms
stump·i·ly, adverb
stump·i·ness, noun
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stumpy (ˈstʌmpɪ)
 
—adj , stumpier, stumpiest
1.  short and thickset like a stump; stubby
2.  abounding in or full of stumps
 
'stumpiness
 
—n

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