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stubby Definition

stubby (stubē)

adjective -·bier, -·bi·est

  1. covered with stubs or stubble
  2. short and heavy or dense stubby bristles
  3. short and thickset

stubby Related Forms
stub·bily adverb stub·bi·ness noun
stubby Synonyms

stubby

modif.

chubby, stout, stocky; see fat 1, short 1.

stubby Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • finger: Does he have long slender fingers or short stubby fingers?
  • tail: Having reached the forest floor, it makes a hole in the leaf litter with its stubby little tail.
  • wing: As the bird has short stubby wings it has to flap them so vigorously that they become almost invisible.
  • leg: Like Tiktaalik, Ken has big primitive jaws liable to snap and stubby legs that don't carry him very far.
  • beak: The most recent drawing was of a bird, a small, common looking bird with a short, stubby beak.
  • framework: Simply cut back all the previous season's growth to the lowest pair of buds where it joins the main stubby framework of branches.

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