Dumpy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

resembling a garbage dump

short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛnˈætənt/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈʌmpi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈʌmpi/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛnˈætənt/.

Examples

some people seem born to be square and chunky
a dumpy little dumpling of a woman
dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

squat pudgy chunky podgy stumpy squatty roly-poly tubby low-set

Parts of Speech

adjective	resembling a garbage dump
adjective	short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature “some people seem born to be square and chunky”
adjective	short and plump

Word Forms

dump	noun	a piece of land where waste materials are dumped
dumpiness	noun	a short and stout physique
squatness	noun	the property of being short and broad
squattiness	noun	a short and stout physique
pudge	noun	a short fat person
pudginess	noun	the property of having a plump and round body
tubbiness	noun	the property of having a plump and round body
rolypoliness	noun	the property of having a plump and round body

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

pummelig

ähnelt einer Müllkippe

🇪🇸Spanish

regordete

parecido a un basurero

🇮🇹Italian

tozzo

simile ad una discarica

🇳🇱Dutch

dumpig

lijkt op een vuilnisbelt

🇵🇹Portuguese

atarracado

parecendo um depósito de lixo

🇷🇺Russian

коренастый

похоже на мусорную свалку

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गठीला

कूड़े के ढेर जैसा

🇧🇩Bengali

ডাম্পি

একটি আবর্জনা ডাম্প অনুরূপ

🇮🇳Tamil

குப்பை

குப்பை கிடங்கு போல

🇮🇳Telugu

డంపి

చెత్త కుప్పను పోలి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

डम्पी

कचऱ्याच्या ढिगाऱ्यासारखे दिसते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડમ્પી

કચરાના ડમ્પ જેવું લાગે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಂಪಿ

ಕಸದ ತೊಟ್ಟಿಯನ್ನು ಹೋಲುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡമ്പി

ഒരു മാലിന്യ കൂമ്പാരം പോലെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡੰਪ

ਇੱਕ ਕੂੜਾ ਡੰਪ ਵਰਗਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

گندگی

کچرے کے ڈھیر کی طرح

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

矮胖

类似于垃圾场

🇯🇵Japanese

ダンピー

ゴミ捨て場に似ている

🇰🇷Korean

땅딸보

쓰레기장을 연상시키는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bẩn thỉu

giống bãi rác

🇹🇭Thai

เทอะทะ

คล้ายกองขยะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kumuh

menyerupai tempat pembuangan sampah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دامبي

تشبه مكب النفايات

🇮🇷Persian

آشغال

شبیه زباله دانی

🇹🇷Turkish

tombul

çöplük gibi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְדוּכדָך

דומה למזבלה

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