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单词 stubby
释义 stub·by
\ˈstəbē, -bi\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: stub (I) + -y
1.
 a. : resembling a stub : short and thick or wide in growth or development
  < stubby fingers >
  < stubby arms >
 b. : short and thickset in build : squat
  < a stubby little fellow >
 c.
  (1) : short, broad, or blunt in design
   < an awkward stubby gun in his hand — H.D.Skidmore >
   < big air-cooled engine and stubby wings — T.W.Lawson >
   < might cause great chunks of the ice shelf to tumble down upon our stubby vessel — Glen Jacobsen >
  (2) : short, broad, or blunt from use or wear
   < finding only an old stubby pencil >
   < filing the flat of the blade … so it never gets stubby and will always bite into the wood — Boy Scout Handbk. >
2. : abounding with stubs : bristly
 < his short, stubby, close-clipped hair — Elizabeth M. Roberts >
Synonyms: see stocky
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