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stumpy
/ ˈstʌmpɪ /
adjective
- short and thickset like a stump; stubby
- abounding in or full of stumps
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Derived Forms
- ˈstumpiness, noun
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Other Words From
- stumpi·ly adverb
- stumpi·ness noun
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Example Sentences
The stumpy bot boasts enough balance to skateboard and walk a slackline.
He went to a cupboard, and produced a stumpy, but capacious bottle, and three glasses.
Pushing on, we soon emerged into a stumpy field, at the head of a steep valley, which swept around toward the west.
To Stumpy and Ebenezer, who nosed affectionately at his legs, he paid no attention beyond a careless touch of caress.
Then, to steady him, he gave him his bundle to carry up to the cabin, and proudly 47 Stumpy trotted on ahead with it.
He seated himself upon his desk, his short, stumpy legs swinging in front of him.
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