stumpy meaning

Definition of stumpy

1. short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
   • some people seem born to be square and chunky
   • a dumpy little dumpling of a woman
   • dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears
   • a little church with a squat tower
   • a squatty red smokestack
   • a stumpy ungainly figure

   Synonyms: chunky, dumpy, low-set, squat, squatty

   Similar: short