dumpy

Modifies a noun

• bag: For larger amounts, you should consider hiring a skip or purchasing dumpy bags.
• figure: Dudley's cricket outfield always seemed littered with dumpy figures in at least two layers of sweaters.
• woman: Caroline seems to have had problems with personal hygiene and was a short, dumpy woman.
• man: He was a short dumpy man of 20 stone who liked to appear as a country gentleman of simple tastes.
• level: To take the levels, a dumpy level was set up and made level.
• shape: About the size of a thrush, its dumpy shape can often be seen perched on gate-posts or telephone poles.

Modifying Another Word

• rather: The clean lines of a Georgian frigate are obscured in many views of the vessel, which as a result can seem rather dumpy.
• somewhat: I have not seen the Greenwich bells, but am told that they have a somewhat dumpy shape.
• slightly: Doesn't have that friendly slightly dumpy look that might make it such a future classic, tho.
• little: The tanks were little dumpy things with 2 A-clamp connections.

Used with adjective complement

• look: Two is understated, you see: one is a bit male peacock, three makes you look dumpy.