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tubby

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tub·by  (tb)
adj. tub·bi·er, tub·bi·est
1. Short and fat.
2. Having a dull sound; lacking resonance.

tubbi·ness n.

tubby [ˈtʌbɪ]
adj -bier, -biest
1. plump
2. shaped like a tub
3. Rare having little resonance
tubbiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.tubby - short and plump
fat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"

tubby
adjective fat, overweight, plump, stout, chubby, obese, portly, roly-poly, podgy, corpulent, paunchy He looks tubby and in need of some exercise.
Translations
tubby [ˈtʌbɪ] ADJ (tubbier (compar) (tubbiest (superl))) (= fat) → gordito, rechoncho

tubby [ˈtʌbi] adjrondelet(te)

tubby
adj (+er) (inf)dick; womanmollig, rundlich; childpummelig, kugelrund; manrundlich; he is getting quite tubbyer geht immer mehr in die Breite, er wird immer runder

tubby [ˈtʌbɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) → grassoccio/a

tubby tub


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