dumpy
dumpy · dumpier · dumpiest
Short and thick; stout or stockyShort and thick; stout or stocky.
/ˈdʌmpi/
» That dress makes you look dumpy.
Meaning
2 sensesShort and thick; stout or stocky.
short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
Of or relating to a garbage dump; rubbishy.
resembling a garbage dump
Examples
2 sentencesThat dress makes you look dumpy.
In fact, the tabloids have called the duchess frumpy, dumpy and worse.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
First attested in 1750; exact origin unknown. Perhaps derived from, or cognate with, dumplFirst attested in 1750; exact origin unknown. Perhaps derived from, or cognate with, dumpling, or from the noun sense of dump.
From dump + -y.
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Forms
dumpier, dumpiestSynonyms
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3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form