stubby
Abounding with stubsAbounding with stubs.
» Sea otters are smaller than seals and sea lions, have stubby front paws and rest by floating on their back.
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2 sensesAbounding with stubs.
Like a stub; short, especially cut short, thick and stiff; stunted; stubbed.
stummlig, stummelartig
корена́стыйkorenástyj, призе́мистыйprizémistyj
- short and blunt
Examples
2 sentencesSea otters are smaller than seals and sea lions, have stubby front paws and rest by floating on their back.
In the doorway they passed a stout little man with stubby white moustaches, and the General stopped, exclaiming, “Hello, Major!”
Translations
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Origin
From stub + -y.From stub + -y.
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Forms
stubbier, stubbiestSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.