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dump·y 1
(dŭm′pē)adj. dump·i·er, dump·i·est
Short and stout; squat.
[Probably from dump, lump.]
dump′i·ly adv.
dump′i·ness n.
dum·py 2
(dŭm′pē)adj. dump·i·er, dump·i·est
Resembling a dump, as in shabbiness; disreputable: a dumpy apartment building.
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dumpy
(ˈdʌmpɪ)adj, dumpier or dumpiest
short and plump; squat
[C18: perhaps related to dumpling]
ˈdumpily adv
ˈdumpiness n
dumpy
(ˈdʌmpɪ) ordumpish
adj
rare in low spirits; depressed; morose
[C17: from C16 dump; see dumps]
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dump•y
(ˈdʌm pi)adj. dump•i•er, dump•i•est.
short and stout; squat.
[1740–50]
dump′i•ly, adv.
dump′i•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | dumpy - resembling a garbage dump |
| 2. | dumpy - 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" | |
| 3. | dumpy - short and plump fat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was" |
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dumpy
adjective podgy, homely, short, plump, squat, stout, chunky, chubby, tubby, roly-poly, pudgy, squab, fubsy (archaic or dialect) She was a dumpy woman, dressed in black.
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Translations
قَصير وَبَدين
zavalitý
lille og tyktæt
tömzsi
stuttur og digur, lítill og feitur
apvalumaskresnaskresnumas
drukns
kısa ve şişman
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[ˈdʌmpɪ] adj → tracagnotto/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dumpy
(ˈdampi) adjective short and thick or fat. a dumpy little woman.
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