stubby
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3.7
- adjective
- /ˈstʌbi/
:
corto y grueso
- No feathers like the adults, just fuzzy blond down, stubby wings, and legs disproportionately long for their bodies.
- stubby fingers
- stubby legs
- stubby wings
Wow, come on stubby little critters, Let's try for Mama.
- Wow, come on stubby little critters, Let's try for Mama.
- And your options are stubby and soft, long and lean, or small and uncut.
- Yes, exactly like that, but just the willies just a bit little and stubby.
Examples
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At their center, Lugg lay on his back, his stubby legs in the air.
Fiction book (1992) -
Bulls have short, stubby legs.
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You have a stubby little nose.
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Instead, he looked at her mouth and hands, whose short, stubby fingers were in constant motion.
Fiction book (1990) -
We gave her piano lessons when she was a little girl, but her fingers were just too stubby.
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I can feel it right down to these stubby bowlegs of mine.
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The ships appeared as if by magic: short, stubby things with large white numbers stenciled along their flanks.
Fiction book (1991) -
"And don't speak to strange men!" the old woman shouted, shaking a stubby finger in warning.
Fiction book (1992) -
The rowan tree sagged under the weight, each twig coated to a stubby thickness.
Fiction book (1998) -
The dog had short, stubby legs that made it look particularly cute.
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Etymology
The word stubby comes from stub + -y, where stub means a 'stump' or a 'short piece' like the end of a pencil or a tree stump. That's why stubby describes something 'short and thick or blunt', because it looks like a small stump.