TUBBY

dumpy, podgy, pudgy, tubby, roly-poly

(adjective) short and plump

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

tubby (comparative tubbier, superlative tubbiest)

stout, rotund

Resembling a tub; sounding dull and without resonance or freedom of sound.

Noun

tubby (plural tubbies)

(pejorative, slang, often used teasingly) An overweight person.

Source: Wiktionary


Tub"by, a.

Definition: Resembling a tub; specifically sounding dull and without resonance, like a tub; wanting elasticity or freedom of sound; as, a tubby violin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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