dumpy

Meaning

Adj

Short and thick; stout or stocky.

Noun

1. A short, stout person or animal, especially one of a breed of very short-legged chickens.
2. A small bottle of beer.
3. Ellipsis of dumpy level.

Noun

Synonym of dump truck (“prominent buttocks”).

Synonyms

squat

stocky

stumpy

podgy

squatty

tubby

pudgy

roly-poly

chunky

chubby

thickset

low-set

plump

roly poly

sad

☹️

slovenly

snarled

snarly

squab

stout

stubby

sturdy

tousled

untidy

square-built

squabby

frowzled

short and plump

thick-bodied

bedraggled

chanky

cheerless

compact

disarranged

disarrayed

disheveled

dishevelled

foul

fouled

hefty

jumbled

messy

portly

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdʌmpi/

Etymology

First attested in 1750; exact origin unknown. Perhaps derived from, or cognate with, dumpling.