Dumpy Definition

dŭmpē
adjective
dumpier, dumpiest
Short and thick; squat; stumpy.
Webster's New World
Resembling a dump, as in shabbiness; disreputable.
A dumpy apartment building.
American Heritage
Ugly, run-down, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun

(South Africa) A small bottle of beer.

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Other Word Forms of Dumpy

Noun

Singular:
dumpy
Plural:
dumpies

Adjective

Base Form:
dumpy
Comparative:
dumpier
Superlative:
dumpiest

Origin of Dumpy

  • Probably from dump lump

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Dumpy Sentence Examples

  • It's not dumpy like where I go now.

  • The clean lines of a Georgian frigate are obscured in many views of the vessel, which as a result can seem rather dumpy.

  • I have not seen the Greenwich bells, but am told that they have a somewhat dumpy shape.

  • Doesn't have that friendly slightly dumpy look that might make it such a future classic, tho.

  • The tanks were little dumpy things with 2 A-clamp connections.

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Words Starting With

DDUDUM

Words Ending With

YPYMPY

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