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Stumpy

/ˈstʌmpi/

An amputee who has lost a leg.

📖 Definitions of "Stumpy"

noun
  1. 1

    An amputee who has lost a leg.

adjective
  1. 1

    Like or resembling a stump; short and cut off.

  2. 2

    Full of stumps.

    "a stumpy forest"

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6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
shortnounHaving a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
squatverbRelatively short or low, and thick or broad.
chunkynoun(euphemistic, of a person) Fat.
squattySomewhat squat.
dumpynounShort and thick; stout or stocky.
low-setlower than average

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WordDefinition
squatverbRelatively short or low, and thick or broad.
chunkynoun(euphemistic, of a person) Fat.
squattySomewhat squat.
dumpynounShort and thick; stout or stocky.
shortnounHaving a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
low-setlower than average
midgetnoun(derogatory, offensive) A short person.
stumpishResembling or characteristic of a stump; short and cut off.
stubbynoun(Australia, Canada, US) A small, squat beer bottle.
stumplikenounResembling a stump.
stublikeResembling or characteristic of a stub; stubby.
stubbedverbShort and thick, like something truncated; blunt; obtuse.
stalkynoun(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a stalker; seeming to hunt or covertly follow a person.
stuntyStunted, tending to stunt or be stunted.
snubbynounA revolver with a barrel length of 3 inches (76.2 mm) or less.
stablikeResembling or characteristic of a stab.
stakelikeResembling a stake (pointed stick).
dubbynoun(slang) Synonym of rubby-dub (“drinker of alcohol in non-beverage form”).
stuntedPrevented from growing or developing fully and hence shorter and stockier that usual.
stiltlikenounResembling or characteristic of a stilt.

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