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Meanings of dumpy in English

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Short and plump.

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Short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature.

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Usage of dumpy in English
1
Such was the highest type; the commoner was squat, dumpy, and heavy.
History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume...
2
A dumpy, motherly somebody in a seal-skin coat and a preposterous bonnet.
The Clue of the Twisted Candle
3
And this lady with the dumpy dress and short blue curls .
Carrion comfort
4
I like restaurants that are a little bit dumpy, without much decor.
100 New Yorkers of the 1970s
5
She was middle-aged and dumpy, and smelled of sour sweat and cigarettes.
The last four days of Paddy Buckley
6
Silver recognized the voice and the dumpy figure of his visitor.
Red Money
7
Michael could at least have the decency to look dumpy sometimes, Maria thought.
The Vanished
8
One was short and dumpy, the other was tall and thin.
When Egypt Went Broke: A Novel
9
She was no longer the dumpy little matron with whom he had spoken.
Lord of Light
10
The duchess straightened her dumpy figure to its greatest possible height.
The Title Market
11
She was slender, a head taller than the dumpy Mrs. Morgan.
The Angel of Terror
12
The captain, who was short and dumpy, worshiped tall, plump women.
Four Short Stories By Emile Zola
13
She had her charms, nevertheless, which consisted of a somewhat stumpy dumpy comeliness.
The Three Clerks
14
Beside him was a dark-haired woman in a dumpy gray suit.
Bones to Ashes
15
It did that by itself, and a pair of short dumpy legs appeared.
Exit wound
16
The woman was older and dumpy, her mouth tight with disgust.
Return of the Crimson Guard
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common