dumpy
Plural: dumpies
Adjective
- Short and stout; having a stocky build.
- resembling a garbage dump
Adjective Satellite
- short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
- "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"
- short and plump
Adj
- Short and thick; stout or stocky.
- Of or relating to a garbage dump; rubbishy.
Noun
- A short, stout person or animal, especially one of a breed of very short-legged chickens.
- A small bottle of beer.
- Ellipsis of dumpy level.
- Synonym of dump truck (“prominent buttocks”).
Examples
- Despite its dumpy appearance, the word scored a surprising number of points.
Origin / Etymology
First attested in 1750; exact origin unknown. Perhaps derived from, or cognate with, dumpling, or from the noun sense of dump.
Scrabble Score: 13
dumpy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddumpy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dumpy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
dumpy: valid Words With Friends Word