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adjective stub·by \ ˈstə-bē \

Definition of stubby

stubbier; stubbiest

1 :abounding with stubs

2 a :resembling a stub :being short and thick

stubby fingers

b :being short and thickset :squat

c :being short, broad, or blunt (as from use or wear)

an old stubby pencil

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Examples of stubby in a Sentence

hands with thick stubby fingers
My dog has a short stubby tail.

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The land was undeveloped and dense with shrubs and stubby trees.

— birmingham magazine, AL.com, "Opinion: Seaside is the best vacation destination," 27 Aug. 2017
Turn off natural gas at the meter by turning the stubby metal projection on the valve near the meter.

— Popular Mechanics, "How to Evacuate Before a Storm or Flood," 25 Aug. 2017
The ring was completely wrapped around the carrot, mimicking the appearance of a stubby little finger with its circulation cut off.

— shay spence, PEOPLE.com, "Woman Loses Her Engagement Ring in Garden, Finds It 13 Years Later Wrapped Around a Carrot," 16 Aug. 2017
The stubby brown kind that may be ugly but too cozy to resist when the temperature drops?

— kim bhasin, Bloomberg.com, "Ugg Wants You to Buy Its Sneakers. Yes, Sneakers," 28 July 2017
The stubby brown kind that may be ugly but too cozy to resist when the temperature drops?

— Fortune, "Ugg Is Trying to Make a Comeback With Something Other Than Boots," 28 July 2017
Under the Grand Caravan’s stubby hood is a 3.6-liter V-6 engine churning out 283 horsepower.

— drew dorian, Car and Driver, "2017 Dodge Grand Caravan," 14 July 2017
The stubby stylus is far too short to use comfortably, while the micro SD card slot (a 4GB card is included) and the cartridge slot have been moved behind a fiddly plastic flap.

— mark walton, Ars Technica, "Nintendo New 2DS XL mini-review: The best version of the 3DS hardware yet," 27 June 2017
The dashboard layout is unconventional, with a stubby electronic shifter sticking straight out of the center of the dash and a digital gauge cluster placed in the middle instead of directly in front of the driver.

— annie white, Car and Driver, "2017 Toyota Prius Prime," 17 June 2017

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First Known Use of stubby

15th century

stubby Synonyms

Synonyms

chunky, dumpy, heavyset, squat, squatty, stout, stocky, stumpy, thickset

Related Words

beefy, brawny, bulky, burly, husky, sturdy, thick, thickish, weighty; chubby, corpulent, fat, fleshy, full, gross, heavy, obese, overweight, plump, portly, pudgy, roly-poly, rotund, round, tubby; paunchy, potbellied; flabby, soft

Near Antonyms

delicate, fragile, frail, puny; lean, skinny, slender, slim, spare, thin; angular, bony (also boney), gaunt, lank, lanky, rawboned, sinewy; scraggy, scrawny, slight; anorexic, cadaverous, emaciated, haggard, skeletal, wasted; spindly, twiggy, waspish, weedy, willowy, wiry

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Definition of stubby for English Language Learners

: short and thick

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adjective stub·by \ ˈstə-bē \

Definition of stubby for Students

stubbier; stubbiest

:short and thick like a stub

stubby fingers

a stubby tail

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