What does dumpy mean?
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ˈdʌm pidumpy
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Princeton's WordNet
dumpyadjective
resembling a garbage dump
chunky, dumpy, low-set, squat, squatty, stumpyadjective
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"
dumpy, podgy, pudgy, tubby, roly-polyadjective
short and plump
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dumpyadjective
short and thick; stout or stocky
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dumpy
Dumpy is an adjective used to describe a short and stout figure or shape. It often refers to something or someone that is compact, heavyset or chunky. Additionally, in a less common usage, it can also imply a sense of unpleasantness, dullness or lackiness attractiveness or stylishness.
Webster Dictionary
Dumpy
short and thick; of low stature and disproportionately stout
Dumpy
sullen or discontented
Etymology: [1. From Dump a short ill-shapen piece. 2. From Dump sadness.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Dumpy
dump′i, adj. short and thick.—n. a dumpy person or animal, esp. one of a breed of very short-legged fowls.—n. Dumpi′ness.—v.t. Dum′ple, to make or cook, as a dumpling: to bend into a dumpy shape.—n. Dump′y-lev′el, a spirit-level used in surveying, having a short telescope with a large aperture. [From a provincial form dump, a clumsy piece.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dumpy in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dumpy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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