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stubby

[stuhb-ee]

adjective

stubbier, stubbiest 
  1. of the nature of or resembling a stub.

  2. short and thick or broad; thick-set or squat.

    stubby fingers.

  3. consisting of or abounding in stubs. stub.

  4. bristly, as the hair or beard.



stubby

/ ˈʌɪ /

adjective

  1. short and broad; stumpy or thickset

  2. bristling and stiff

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. Also called: stubbie.slanga small bottle of beer

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • stubbily adverb
  • stubbiness noun
  • ˈٳܲԱ noun
  • ˈٳܲ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stubby1

First recorded in 1565–75; stub 1 + -y 1
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Example Sentences

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He skins Walking Mushrooms with care, tosses their stubby feet into a hot pot with an eye for balance and umami.

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A stubby flutter of greenery at a gas station, and a lofty palm behind an IHOP.

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A seafaring albatross, stretching out its sail-like airfoils, lives a very different life from a ground-dwelling antpitta with its long legs and short, stubby wings that it uses in rare, short bursts of flight.

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Hunting limited the movements of the rhinos, as did their short, stubby legs, which made it difficult for them to trek through thick snow.

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The sharks we know today as the open ocean's top predators evolved from stubby bottom dwellers during a dramatic episode of global warming millions of years ago.

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