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单词 fubsy
释义

fubsy

[ fuhb-zee ]
/ ˈfʌb zi /

adjective, fub·si·er, fub·si·est.British Dialect.

short and stout.

Origin of fubsy

1770–80; obsolete fubs, fub chubby person + -y1; cf. -s4, -sy

Words nearby fubsy

FTZ, Fuad I, fuage, fub, fubar, fubsy, Fu-chou, Fuchs, Fuchs epithelial dystrophy, fuchsia, fuchsin
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Example sentences from the Web for fubsy

  • In Serpentine avenue Beelzebub showed me her, a fubsy widow.

    Ulysses|James Joyce
  • You prayed to the devil in Serpentine avenue that the fubsy widow in front might lift her clothes still more from the wet street.

    Ulysses|James Joyce

British Dictionary definitions for fubsy

fubsy
/ (ˈfʌbzɪ) /

adjective -sier or -siest

archaic, or dialect short and stout; squat

Word Origin for fubsy

C18: from obsolete fubs plump person
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