dumpy (Meaning)

Wordnet

dumpy (a)

resembling a garbage dump

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dumpy (s)

short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature

short and plump

Webster

dumpy (superl.)

Short and thick; of low stature and disproportionately stout.

Sullen or discontented.

dumpy Sentence Examples

  1. The dumpy figure of the old man shuffled down the street.
  2. The dumpy dachshund waddled along the sidewalk.
  3. The dumpy cottage stood in the middle of the field.
  4. The dumpy cloud loomed over the city.
  5. The dumpy suitcase was filled with dirty clothes.
  6. The dumpy woman sat on the park bench and fed the pigeons.
  7. The dumpy man was snoring loudly in his armchair.
  8. The dumpy truck was loaded with gravel.
  9. The dumpy boat sailed out of the harbor.
  10. The dumpy airplane landed at the airport.

FAQs About the word dumpy

resembling a garbage dump, short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature, short and plumpShort and thick; of low stature and disproportionate

stubby, stocky, plump, squat, stumpy, squatty,stout, husky, sturdy, thick

spare, frail, slim, lanky, angular, skinny, delicate,thin, spare, thin

The dumpy figure of the old man shuffled down the street.

The dumpy dachshund waddled along the sidewalk.

The dumpy cottage stood in the middle of the field.

The dumpy cloud loomed over the city.