stubbier; stubbiest
Examples of stubby in a Sentence
hands with thick stubby fingers
My dog has a short stubby tail.
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Gearing is selected via the stubby indicator, with the starter button part of the mechanism.
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James Raia, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025
Each of its sides were home to circular speaker grilles, there was a stubby strap up top and the pointy bit housed a 300-lumen, 720p projector.
—New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2025
Newt, meanwhile, was a 40-pound boxer mix with notably stubby legs.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2025
Some of the hands were too thick and the fingers were too stubby, and then some were too thin and the fingers were too long.
—EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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James Raia, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025
Each of its sides were home to circular speaker grilles, there was a stubby strap up top and the pointy bit housed a 300-lumen, 720p projector.
—New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2025
Newt, meanwhile, was a 40-pound boxer mix with notably stubby legs.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2025
Some of the hands were too thick and the fingers were too stubby, and then some were too thin and the fingers were too long.
—EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stubby
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“Stubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stubby. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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stubby
adjective
stub·by
ˈstəb-ē 
: resembling a stub especially in shortness and broadness
stubby fingers
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