stubby
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chunky, dumpy, heavyset, squat, squatty, stocky, stout, stumpy, thickset
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The new car looks larger and boxier than the Bolt, with a longer, less stubby front end. — Daniel Golson, Car and Driver, "The 2021 Chevrolet Bolt EUV Will Be GM's Next Electric Car," 21 May 2019 The verdant, misty forest is broken only by a few stubby, brown rivers draining into the ocean and a narrow ribbon of auburn shoreline. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "As the SpaceX steamroller surges, European rocket industry vows to resist," 20 July 2018 The 03’s front is positively amphibian, the side profile is stubby and ungainly, and the back is as bland as envelope adhesive. — Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, "2020 Lynk & Co 03: Sino-Swedish Sedan Spied," 21 Mar. 2018 Wearing a helmet and wetsuit, Thomas aimed his stubby surfboard at the center of what’s known as the Beaver Wave and leaped in. — David Kelly, latimes.com, "Who says you can't ride a wave in a landlocked state? In Colorado, surf's up," 27 June 2018 Behooving a new, ethnically inclusive industry standard set in large measure by Rihanna, whose Fenty Beauty has been a hit for Ulta’s rival Sephora, Ms. Wells’s foundations come in 40 shades, all stubby sticks priced at $18 apiece. — New York Times, "Linda Wells Shows Flesh: Woke Makeup for Revlon," 21 June 2018 Aside from their colorful tongues, skinks have heavy, medium-sized bodies with triangular heads, and stubby legs and tails. — Shane Black, National Geographic, "This Lizard Has a Blue, Ultraviolet Tongue—Here’s Why," 8 June 2018 The operator tugs the stubby toggles on a heavy rubber remote and the hammer drill pivots and spins, teetering precariously before rolling clumsily down the bank. — Genesee Keevil, Popular Mechanics, "The Rush: What the World's Greatest Gold Prospector Knows," 17 May 2018 Moles thus have pointy faces and short stubby feet that allow them to generate sufficient pressure. — Charles S. Cockell, WSJ, "The Limits of Extra-Terrestrial Freakiness," 7 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stubby.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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