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adjective
- 1. (of a person) short and stout: "the dress made her look dumpy"
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adjective. uk / ˈdʌm.pi / us / ˈdʌm.pi / Add to word list. short and fat: a dumpy little woman. Synonyms. podgy UK informal disapproving. pudgy mainly US informal disapproving. roly-poly informal humorous. stumpy informal mainly disapproving. tubby informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Animal physiology: fat or well-built. baby fat
1. : being short and thick in build : squat. 2. : shabby, dingy. dumpily. ˈdəm-pə-lē. adverb. dumpiness. ˈdəm-pē-nəs. noun. Synonyms. chunky. heavyset. squatty. stocky. stout. stubby. stumpy. thickset. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
If you describe someone as dumpy, you mean they are short and fat, and are usually implying they are unattractive. [ disapproval ] My figure used to be slim and petite but now it looks dumpy and square.
Dumpy definition: dumpish; dejected; sulky.. See examples of DUMPY used in a sentence.
(Definition of dumpy from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) dumpy | Intermediate English. adjective.
Dumpy Definition. dŭmpē. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Noun. Filter. adjective. dumpier, dumpiest. Short and thick; squat; stumpy. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Resembling a dump, as in shabbiness; disreputable. A dumpy apartment building. American Heritage. Ugly, run-down, etc.
Definition of dumpy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
