stubby
stubby
Definition
stubby (stub′ē)
adjective -·bier, -·bi·est
- covered with stubs or stubble
- short and heavy or dense stubby bristles
- short and thickset
stub′·bily adverb
stub′·bi·ness noun
stubby
Synonyms
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.
Browse dictionary entries near stubby
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