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 | ||