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stub·by

(stŭb′ē)

adj. stub·bi·er, stub·bi·est

a. Having the nature of or suggesting a stub, as in shortness, broadness, or thickness: stubby fingers and toes.

b. Having a short, stocky build; thickset.

2. Short and blunt, as from much use: a stubby pencil.

3. Covered with or made of stubs.

4. Short and bristly: a stubby beard.

stub′bi·ly adv.

stub′bi·ness n.

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stubby

(ˈstʌbɪ)

adj, -bier or -biest

1. short and broad; stumpy or thickset

2. bristling and stiff

(Brewing) slang Also called: stubbie Austral a small bottle of beer

ˈstubbily adv

ˈstubbiness n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

stub•by

(ˈstʌb i)

adj. -bi•er, -bi•est.

1. of or resembling a stub.

2. short and thick or broad; thickset or squat: stubby fingers.

3. consisting of or abounding in stubs.

[1565–75]

stub′bi•ness, n.

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Adj.

stubby - short and blunt; "stubby fingers"; "a stubby pencil"

short - (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss"

stubby

adjective stumpy, short, squat, stocky, chunky, dumpy, thickset, fubsy (archaic or dialect) He pointed a stubby finger at the wooden chair opposite him.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

stubby

adjective

Short, heavy, and solidly built:

blocky, chunky, compact, dumpy, heavyset, squat, stocky, stodgy, stumpy, thick, thickset.

Translations

قَصير وَغَليظ

pahýlovitý

stummelig

courtaud

stubbóttur

tozzo

butt kort og stiv stubbet

odseknutý

küt

短粗的

stubby

[ˈstʌbɪ] ADJ (stubbier (compar) (stubbiest (superl))) → achaparrado

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

stubby

[ˈstʌbi] adj [fingers, legs, tail] → épais(se); [person] → trapu(e); [pencil] → gros(se)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

stubby

adj (+er) revolver etc → kurz; tail → stummelig; pencil, vase → kurz und dick; person → gedrungen, stämmig, untersetzt; legs → kurz und stämmig; stubby fingers → Wurstfinger pl (inf); stubby wings → Stummelflügel pl

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

stubby

[ˈstʌbɪ] adj → tozzo/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

stub

(stab) noun

1. a stump or short remaining end of eg a cigarette, pencil etc. The ashtray contained seven cigarette stubs.

2. the counterfoil or retained section of a cheque etc.

verb – past tense, past participle stubbed –

to hurt (especially a toe) by striking it against something hard. She stubbed her toe(s) against the bedpost.

ˈstubby adjective

being a stub, or short and thick like a stub. a stubby tail; stubby fingers.

stub out

to extinguish (a cigarette or cigar) by pressing it against a hard surface.

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The tail was square and stubby and perfectly straight, and the four legs were made in the same way, each being four-sided.

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The thing was an enormous cave bear, rearing its colossal bulk fully eight feet at the shoulder, while from the tip of its nose to the end of its stubby tail it was fully twelve feet in length.

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I'll have to cut the other to make them fair--and they'll look so awful stubby."

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The zebra was a sleek little animal and had a slender head, a stubby mane and a paint-brush tail--very like a donkey's.

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With one last scream of utmost fury, she sprang full into the face of the monstrous cat, tearing and scratching with hands and feet, her mouth buried into the roots of one of its stubby ears.

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It was amusing to note the expression on the face of King Dox as he looked the boy over, from his sailor hat to his stubby shoes, and it was equally diverting to watch Button-Bright stare at the King in return.

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On seeing this, the inquisitive youths manifested with rustic freedom their contempt for such paltry sport, and, after a dissertation among themselves upon the disadvantages of hawking, they returned to their occupations; one only of the curious party, a stout, stubby, cheerful lad, having demanded how it was that Monsieur, who, from his great revenues, had it in his power to amuse himself so much better, could be satisfied with such mean diversions.

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Puckering up his face though smiling, and showing his short strong teeth, he began with stubby fingers of both hands to ruffle up his thick tangled black hair.

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The boy had rowed, in a ladylike fashion, on the Adirondack ponds; but there is a difference between squeaking pins and well-balanced rowlocks - light sculls and stubby, eight-foot sea-oars.

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Crawshay, and leaned back comfortably, and began twirling his stubby thumbs.

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I also have one of their stubby brothers, the Webley 2 1/2" Royal Irish Constabulary in .450 Adams.

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A stray Boston terrier named Stubby joins his master on the battlefields of the First World War, becoming a hero in the process thanks to his loyalty and courage.