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Adjective: dumpy (dumpier,dumpiest)  dúm-pee
  1. Short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
    "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman";
    - chunky, low-set, squat, squatty, stumpy
     
  2. Short and plump
    "You're a dumpy man";
    - podgy [Brit, informal], pudgy [informal], tubby, roly-poly [informal]
     
  3. [informal] Resembling a garbage dump

Derived forms: dumpiest, dumpier

See also: fat, little, short

Encyclopedia: Dumpy