stubby (redirected from stubbier)

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.

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stubbi·ly adv.

stubbi·ness n.

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stubby [ˈstʌbɪ]

adj -bier, -biest

1. short and broad; stumpy or thickset

2. bristling and stiff

n

(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) Also called stubbie Austral slang a small bottle of beer

stubbily  adv

stubbiness  n

Thesaurus

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"

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stubby

adjective stumpy, short, squat, stocky, chunky, dumpy, thickset, fubsy (archaic or dialect) He pointed a stubby finger at the wooden chair opposite him.

Translations

stubby [ˈstʌbɪ] ADJ (stubbier (compar) (stubbiest (superl))) → achaparrado

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stubby [ˈstʌbi] adj [fingers, legs, tail] → épais(se); [person] → trapu(e); [pencil] → gros(se)

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stubby

adj (+er) revolver etc → kurz; tail → stummelig; pencil, vase → kurz und dick; person → gedrungen, stämmig, untersetzt; legs → kurz und stämmig; stubby fingers → Wurstfinger pl (inf); stubby wings → Stummelflügel pl

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stubby [ˈstʌbɪ] adj → tozzo/a

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stubby stub