dumpy

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• Dumpy — may refer to: Dumpy level, an optical instrument used in surveying and building to transfer, measure, or set horizontal levels Dumpy s Rusty Nuts British rock band founded by Graham Dumpy Dunnell Scots Dumpy, a breed of chicken from Scotland… …   Wikipedia

• Dumpy — Dump y, a. [Compar. {Dumpier}; superl. {Dumpiest}.] [ 1. From {Dump} a short ill shapen piece. 2. From {Dump} sadness.] 1. Short and thick; of low stature and disproportionately stout. [1913 Webster] 2. Sullen or discontented. See 2nd {dump[1]}.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dumpy — short and stout, 1750, apparently from some noun DUMP (Cf. dump) (Cf. DUMPLING (Cf. dumpling)), but the connection is unclear …   Etymology dictionary

• dumpy — *stocky, thickset, thick, chunky, stubby, squat …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• dumpy — [adj] short and stout chubby, chunky, fat, homely, plump, podgy, pudgy, roly poly, squat, stocky, stumpy, tubby; concept 491 …   New thesaurus

• dumpy — ► ADJECTIVE (dumpier, dumpiest) ▪ short and stout …   English terms dictionary

• dumpy — [dum′pē] adj. dumpier, dumpiest [prob. < DUMP1] 1. short and thick; squat; stumpy 2. Informal ugly, run down, etc. dumpily adv. dumpiness n …   English World dictionary

• dumpy — dump|y [ˈdʌmpi] adj [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: dump small shapeless piece (18 19 centuries)] someone who is dumpy is fat, short, and unattractive ▪ a dumpy little man …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• dumpy — adjective informal someone who is dumpy is fat, short, and unattractive: a dumpy little man …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• dumpy — UK [ˈdʌmpɪ] / US adjective Word forms dumpy : adjective dumpy comparative dumpier superlative dumpiest informal short and fat …   English dictionary

• dumpy — dumpy1 /dum pee/, adj., dumpier, dumpiest. dumpish; dejected; sulky. [1610 20; DUMP(S) + Y1] dumpy2 dumpily, adv. dumpiness, n. /dum pee/, adj., dumpier, dumpiest …   Universalium