dumpy, podgy, pudgy, tubby, roly-poly
(adjective) short and plump
chunky, dumpy, low-set, squat, squatty, stumpy
(adjective) 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”
dumpy
(adjective) resembling a garbage dump
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dumpy (comparative dumpier, superlative dumpiest)
short and thick; stout or stocky
dumpy (plural dumpies)
A short, stout person or animal, especially one of a breed of very short-legged chickens.
(South Africa) A small bottle of beer.
Source: Wiktionary
Dump"y, a. [Compar. Dumpier; superl. Dumpiest.] Etym: [
1. From Dump a short ill-shapen piece.
2. From Dump sadness.]
1. Short and thick; of low stature and disproportionately stout.
2. Sullen or discontented. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
