stubbier; stubbiest
Examples of stubby in a Sentence
hands with thick stubby fingers
My dog has a short stubby tail.
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The characters generally have stubby limbs, oversized heads, and eyes that are either very small or very large, but always with giant, solid black irises in the middle.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
Fred’s guide took off on foot and circled behind the backbone, and Fred got into a solid shooting position with his rifle rested along a stubby pine.
—Jim Carmichel, Outdoor Life, 5 June 2025
Graham has a stubby build and some prospects are more athletic.
—Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Elephants, for instance, became tapirs, with stubby trunks and legs.
—Caroline Winterer / Made By History, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
Fred’s guide took off on foot and circled behind the backbone, and Fred got into a solid shooting position with his rifle rested along a stubby pine.
—Jim Carmichel, Outdoor Life, 5 June 2025
Graham has a stubby build and some prospects are more athletic.
—Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Elephants, for instance, became tapirs, with stubby trunks and legs.
—Caroline Winterer / Made By History, TIME, 14 Jan. 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 30 Jun. 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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