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单词 stubby
释义

stubby

adjective

stub·​by ˈstə-bē How to pronounce stubby (audio)
stubbier; stubbiest
1
: abounding with stubs
2
a
: resembling a stub : being short and thick
stubby fingers
b
: being short and thickset : squat
c
: being short, broad, or blunt (as from use or wear)
an old stubby pencil

Synonyms

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

hands with thick stubby fingers My dog has a short stubby tail.
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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

stubby

adjective

stub·​by ˈstə-bē How to pronounce stubby (audio)
stubbier; stubbiest
: short and thick like a stub
stubby fingers
a stubby tail

stubby

adjective

as in stout
being compact and broad in build and often short in stature seven stubby little fellows carried the sleeping Snow White back to their home in a cave

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • slender
  • thin
  • puny
  • skinny
  • fragile
  • frail
  • slim
  • lean
  • delicate
  • angular
  • bony
  • lanky
  • spare
  • sinewy
  • gaunt
  • scrawny
  • lank
  • slight
  • rawboned
  • scraggy
  • skeletal
  • spindly
  • wiry
  • cadaverous
  • boney
  • weedy
  • haggard
  • twiggy
  • emaciated
  • wasted
  • willowy
  • anorexic
  • waspish
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