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stubby

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stub·by  (stb)
adj. stub·bi·er, stub·bi·est
1.
a. Having the nature of or suggesting a stub, as in shortness, broadness, or thickness: stubby fingers and toes.
b. Having a short, stocky build; thickset.
2. Short and blunt, as from much use: a stubby pencil. See Regional Note at stob.
3. Covered with or made of stubs.
4. Short and bristly: a stubby beard.
stubbi·ly adv.
stubbi·ness n.
stubby
Adjective
[-bier, -biest] short and broad
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.stubby - short and blunt; "stubby fingers"; "a stubby pencil"
short - (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss"
stubby
adjective stumpy, short, squat, stocky, chunky, dumpy, thickset, fubsy (archaic), (dialect)
Translations
stubby [ˈstʌbɪ] adj → trapu(e); gros(se) et court(e)
stubby [ˈstʌbɪ] stub adj → kurz und dick
stubby [ˈstʌbɪ] adj → tozzo/a
stubby stub


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The tail was square and stubby and perfectly straight, and the four legs were made in the same way, each being four-sided.
The Patchwork Girl of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
The zebra was a sleek little animal and had a slender head, a stubby mane and a paint-brush tail--very like a donkey's.
The Emerald City of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
The thing was an enormous cave bear, rearing its colossal bulk fully eight feet at the shoulder, while from the tip of its nose to the end of its stubby tail it was fully twelve feet in length.
At the Earth's Core by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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