Stumpy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈʌmpi/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈʌmpi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈʌmpi/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈʌmpi/.

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

dumpy squat chunky squatty low-set

Parts of Speech

adjective

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

“some people seem born to be square and chunky”

Word Forms

dumpiness	noun	a short and stout physique
squatness	noun	the property of being short and broad
squattiness	noun	a short and stout physique

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

stumpf

kurz und dick; wie z.B. mit kurzen Beinen und schwerer Muskulatur

🇫🇷French

courtaud

court et épais; comme par ex. avoir des jambes courtes et une musculature lourde

🇪🇸Spanish

achaparrado

corto y grueso; como p.e. tener piernas cortas y musculatura pesada

🇮🇹Italian

tozzo

corto e grosso; come ad es. avere gambe corte e muscolatura pesante

🇳🇱Dutch

stomp

kort en dik; zoals b.v. met korte benen en zware spieren

🇵🇹Portuguese

atarracado

curto e grosso; como por exemplo tendo pernas curtas e musculatura pesada

🇷🇺Russian

коренастый

короткий и толстый; как например короткие ноги и тяжелая мускулатура

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गठीला

छोटा और मोटा; जैसे छोटे पैर और भारी मांसपेशियाँ होना

🇮🇳Tamil

தட்டையான

குறுகிய மற்றும் தடித்த; எ.கா. குறுகிய கால்கள் மற்றும் கனமான தசைகள் கொண்டவை

🇮🇳Telugu

మొండిగా

చిన్న మరియు మందపాటి; ఉదా. చిన్న కాళ్ళు మరియు భారీ కండలు కలిగి ఉంటాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

अडखळत

लहान आणि जाड; उदा. लहान पाय आणि जड स्नायू असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ટમ્પી

ટૂંકા અને જાડા; દા.ત. ટૂંકા પગ અને ભારે સ્નાયુઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಟಂಪಿ

ಸಣ್ಣ ಮತ್ತು ದಪ್ಪ; ಉದಾ. ಸಣ್ಣ ಕಾಲುಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಭಾರವಾದ ಸ್ನಾಯುಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുരടിച്ച

ചെറുതും കട്ടിയുള്ളതും; ഉദാ. ചെറിയ കാലുകളും കനത്ത പേശീബലവും ഉള്ളത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਟੰਪ

ਛੋਟਾ ਅਤੇ ਮੋਟਾ; ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਛੋਟੀਆਂ ਲੱਤਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਭਾਰੀ ਮਾਸਪੇਸ਼ੀ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

گڑبڑ

مختصر اور موٹی؛ جیسے کہ چھوٹی ٹانگیں اور بھاری پٹھوں کا ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

矮墩墩

又短又粗；例如腿短，肌肉发达

🇯🇵Japanese

ずんぐりした

短くて太い。たとえば脚が短くて筋肉質が重い

🇰🇷Korean

뭉툭한

짧고 두꺼움; 예를 들어 다리가 짧고 근육량이 많은 편

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lùn

ngắn và dày; như ví dụ có đôi chân ngắn và cơ bắp nặng nề

🇹🇭Thai

โง่เขลา

สั้นและหนา เช่น มีขาสั้นและมีกล้ามเนื้อหนัก

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekar

pendek dan tebal; seperti misalnya memiliki kaki pendek dan otot yang berat

🇵🇭Filipino

torpe

maikli at makapal; bilang hal. pagkakaroon ng maikling binti at mabigat na kalamnan

🇲🇾Malay

kecut

pendek dan tebal; sebagai cth. mempunyai kaki yang pendek dan otot yang berat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قصير

قصيرة وسميكة. على سبيل المثال وجود أرجل قصيرة وعضلات ثقيلة

🇮🇷Persian

کلوخه

کوتاه و ضخیم؛ به عنوان مثال داشتن پاهای کوتاه و عضلات سنگین

🇹🇷Turkish

bodur

kısa ve kalın; örneğin kısa bacaklara ve ağır kaslara sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

גדושה

קצר ועבה; כמו למשל. בעל רגליים קצרות ושרירים כבדים

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