tubbiness

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tub·by

(tŭb′ē)

adj. tub·bi·er, tub·bi·est

1. Having a rounded shape: a tubby fishing boat.

2. Derogatory Short and plump.

3. Having a dull sound; lacking resonance.

tub′bi·ness n.

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tubbiness - the property of having a plump and round body

chubbiness, pudginess, rolypoliness

embonpoint, plumpness, roundness - the bodily property of being well rounded

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