stumpy

[US]/'stʌmpɪ/
[UK]/'stʌmpi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. having a lot of stumps; short and thick
n. a person who is short and stout

Phrases & Collocations

stumpy legs

stumpy fingers

stumpy tree

Example Sentences

The stumpy tree stump made a perfect seat for the weary traveler.

Her stumpy fingers struggled to grasp the tiny key.

The stumpy little dog waddled happily across the park.

The stumpy candle burned brightly in the dark room.

He had a stumpy pencil that was difficult to write with.

The stumpy bushes in the garden needed trimming.

The stumpy mushrooms grew in a cluster at the base of the tree.

The stumpy legs of the table made it sturdy and stable.

Despite his stumpy stature, he was an excellent basketball player.

The stumpy branches of the bonsai tree were carefully pruned.

Real-world Examples

" No, my tail is stumpy, " Mack slurped.

Source: Storyline Online English Stories

Look at the squat, stumpy body of the animal, with its very short neck and three-cornered head.

Source: British Students' Science Reader

Mister Brannon held out his white, stumpy hands and balanced them like they was on scales.

Source: The heart is a lonely hunter.

It came from a point still higher, probably a railed platform at the top of one of the stumpy masts.

Source: Goodbye, My Love (Part 2)

On a camp cot in a corner was a boy without legs whose trousers were folded and pinned beneath his stumpy thighs. '

Source: The heart is a lonely hunter.

The only thing about her that was clear in his mind was her feet — stumpy, very soft and white with puffy toes.

Source: The heart is a lonely hunter.

It might be unprepossessing, even ugly, with its stumpy branches and pockmarked bark, but this tough little tree is a survivor and a pioneer, essential to nearly all life in the Arctic.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

A converted seagoing freighter with scummed and rusted plates, the superstructure cut down to the boat deck level, and above that two stumpy masts just high enough for a radio antenna.

Source: Goodbye, My Love (Part 2)

It was of a very good design, and I thought it would balance the font on the other side of the entrance, but those early Christians were stumpy little fellows and I shouldn't have fitted in.

Source: Blade (Part Two)

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