Stumpy (Adjective)
Meaning
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 ungainly figure".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The wrestler was a stumpy figure with short, powerful legs that could take down any opponent.
- His stumpy fingers made it difficult for him to play the piano.
- The little terrier had a stumpy tail that wagged back and forth every time it saw its owner.
- The tree was cut down and all that was left was a stumpy trunk sticking out of the ground.
- The gymnast's stumpy legs actually proved to be an advantage in some of the events that required dense muscle mass.