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单词 dumpy
释义

dumpy

adjective

ˈdəm-pē How to pronounce dumpy (audio)
dumpier; dumpiest
1
: being short and thick in build : squat
2
: shabby, dingy
dumpily
ˈdəm-pə-lē How to pronounce dumpy (audio)
adverb
dumpiness
ˈdəm-pē-nəs How to pronounce dumpy (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • chunky
  • heavyset
  • squat
  • squatty
  • stocky
  • stout
  • stubby
  • stumpy
  • thickset
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Example Sentences

a dumpy guy in his forties dumpy little toddlers growing into lanky children
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Word History

Etymology

English dialect dump lump

First Known Use

1750, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

dumpy

adjective

ˈdəm-pē How to pronounce dumpy (audio)
dumpier; dumpiest
: having a short and round body

dumpy

adjective

1
as in stout
being compact and broad in build and often short in stature dumpy little toddlers growing into lanky children

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • stout
  • stumpy
  • plump
  • squatty
  • stocky
  • stubby
  • heavyset
  • sturdy
  • squat
  • chunky
  • husky
  • thick
  • thickset
  • fat
  • pudgy
  • bulky
  • chubby
  • corpulent
  • heavy
  • round
  • rotund
  • overweight
  • paunchy
  • beefy
  • tubby
  • flabby
  • burly
  • potbellied
  • full
  • obese
  • brawny
  • gross
  • thickish
  • fleshy
  • portly
  • soft
  • roly-poly
  • weighty

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • skinny
  • thin
  • puny
  • slender
  • frail
  • fragile
  • lean
  • gaunt
  • lanky
  • slim
  • delicate
  • scrawny
  • bony
  • angular
  • spare
  • rawboned
  • lank
  • sinewy
  • haggard
  • scraggy
  • slight
  • skeletal
  • emaciated
  • weedy
  • anorexic
  • cadaverous
  • wasted
  • wiry
  • spindly
  • willowy
  • boney
  • waspish
  • twiggy
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2
as in dilapidated
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect we could only find rooms at a dumpy motel on the outskirts of the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • dilapidated
  • neglected
  • scruffy
  • shabby
  • miserable
  • abandoned
  • desolate
  • tatty
  • mangy
  • seedy
  • tumbledown
  • tired
  • tattered
  • grungy
  • ratty
  • tacky
  • ragged
  • scrubby
  • sleazy
  • down-at-heel
  • beat-up
  • ruined
  • down-at-the-heels
  • run-down
  • tatterdemalion
  • threadbare
  • decrepit
  • timeworn
  • bombed-out
  • broken
  • dingy
  • moth-eaten
  • unkept
  • dog-eared
  • down-at-the-heel
  • damaged
  • wrecked
  • mean
  • down-at-heels
  • godforsaken
  • forlorn
  • gone to seed
  • bedraggled
  • ramshackle
  • deteriorated
  • decaying
  • deteriorating
  • rickety
  • broken-down
  • rattletrap
  • destroyed
  • worn-out
  • rackety
  • impaired
  • hurt
  • injured
  • harmed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • new
  • fresh
  • maintained
  • reconstructed
  • brand-new
  • spiffy
  • rebuilt
  • kept-up
  • patched
  • spruce
  • smart
  • mended
  • cared-for
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