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How to pronounce stumpy in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms chunky, dumpy, low-set, squat, squatty


a stumpy ungainly figure.

Examples of stumpy

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On the red carpet it's so easy to get a dodgy photo that makes them look stumpy.
From the mirror.co.uk
Stumpy legs pumping, jowls a-flapping, Plummer tackles the field with enthusiasm.
From the usatoday.com
I just don't think they are an attractive shoe because they always look so stumpy.
From the guardian.co.uk
They have long and slender legs, stumpy arms with huge claws and tweezer-like jaws.
From the sciencedaily.com
Muscled and patrician, it bears no resemblance to the short, stumpy man of reality.
From the smh.com.au
If the stumpy form is not taken up by a fly, it undergoes senescence and cell death.
From the nature.com
Stumpy Tower was built in 1789, and was used as a tollbooth in Reform riots in 1832.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Neat grids of vines linked stumpy arms to celebrate their firstborn leaves.
From the telegraph.co.uk
On a stumpy brick building overshadowed by apartment blocks, I saw the tavern's sign.
From the post-gazette.com
More examples
  • Chunky: 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 ...
  • Stumpy is the official mascot for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. He was unveiled at a function in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Friday, 2 April 2010. He is a ten year old elephant who is very young, enthusiastic and is determined. ...
  • Stumpy is an album by New Zealand band Tall Dwarfs released in 1996. The album is officially credited to the "International Tall Dwarfs", because sounds on cassette by 16 home tapers from around the globe were used to create the music. All songs were written by Bathgate and Knox.
  • Like or resembling a stump, short and cut off
  • A Manx cat having a stump of a tail.
  • Manx cat with a remnant of tail