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DUMPY

Pronunciation (US):

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Irregular inflected forms: dumpier    , dumpiest   

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Short and plump

Synonyms:

dumpy; podgy; pudgy; roly-poly; tubby

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

fat (having an (over)abundance of flesh)

Derivation:

dumpiness (a short and stout physique)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature

Example:

a stumpy ungainly figure

Synonyms:

chunky; dumpy; low-set; squat; squatty; stumpy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

little; short (low in stature; not tall)

Derivation:

dumpiness (a short and stout physique)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Resembling a garbage dump

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

dump (a piece of land where waste materials are dumped)

Derivation:

dump (a piece of land where waste materials are dumped)

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