English adjective: dumpy | |||
1. | dumpy resembling a garbage dump | ||
2. | dumpy short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | chunky, low-set, squat, squatty, stumpy | ||
Similar | little, short | ||
Antonyms | tall | ||
3. | dumpy short and plump | ||
Synonyms | podgy, pudgy, roly-poly, tubby | ||
Similar | fat | ||
Antonyms | lean, thin | ||