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Definition of stubby
stubbier
;stubbiest
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Examples of stubby in a Sentence
hands with thick stubby fingers
My dog has a short stubby tail.
Recent Examples of stubby from the Web
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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.
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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.
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Nonetheless, the Delta and Bank of America decisions will likely please Trump Jr., whose Twitter fingers are starting to rival his father’s famously stubby ones.
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The site is now mostly a park and cultural area, although the Sunsphere, a stubby tower with what looks like a gold disco ball on top, is still the city’s symbol.
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Scalping makes blades too stubby to collect enough sunlight for healthy growth.
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Like many succulents, Aloe is adapted for life without regular watering, and therefore has developed thick, stubby leaves to store water.
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Yep, high-powered rifles nestled in there – just in case, heaven forbid, they are needed — with the woods and the irons and probably one of those little stubby pencils.
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The copita, for example, is a narrow, stubby glass that is used in the Andalusia region of Spain and elsewhere for sherry.
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First Known Use of stubby
15th century
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stubbier
;stubbiest
: short and thick like a stub stubby fingers a stubby tail
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