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DUMPY (dumpier, dumpiest)

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Irregular inflected forms: dumpier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, dumpiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does dumpy mean? 

DUMPY (adjective)
  The adjective DUMPY has 3 senses:

1. resembling a garbage dumpplay

2. short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculatureplay

3. short and plumpplay

  Familiarity information: DUMPY used as an adjective is uncommon.


 Dictionary entry details 


DUMPY (adjective)

 Declension: comparative and superlative 
Comparative: dumpier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Superlative: dumpiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Resembling a garbage dump

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

dump (a piece of land where waste materials are dumped)

Derivation:

dump (a piece of land where waste materials are dumped)


Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

chunky; dumpy; low-set; squat; squatty; stumpy

Context example:

a stumpy ungainly figure

Similar:

little; short (low in stature; not tall)

Derivation:

dumpiness (a short and stout physique)


Sense 3

Meaning:

Short and plump

Synonyms:

dumpy; podgy; pudgy; roly-poly; tubby

Similar:

fat (having an (over)abundance of flesh)

Derivation:

dumpiness (a short and stout physique)


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