stumpy meaning and definition

STUMPY adjective

Definition of stumpy (adjective)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: chunky, dumpy, low-set, squat, squatty