stumpier; stumpiest
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stumpy penguins become agile swimmers the moment they hit the water
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This adorable costume looks poised to rule over The Masked Singer stage with a flick of her paw and a wag of her stumpy tail.
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026
With the costume’s feet at knee-level, an elevated stage (and smoke machine) helped give the appearance that Klum was walking around on E.T.’s characteristically stumpy legs.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
The heron turns out to be a stumpy man in a costume.
—Moeko Fujii, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
These members of the squash family produce fruits in all different shapes, sizes, and colors; there are huge ones, tiny ones, stumpy ones, tall ones, and even bumpy ones.
—Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Nov. 2022
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026
With the costume’s feet at knee-level, an elevated stage (and smoke machine) helped give the appearance that Klum was walking around on E.T.’s characteristically stumpy legs.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
The heron turns out to be a stumpy man in a costume.
—Moeko Fujii, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
These members of the squash family produce fruits in all different shapes, sizes, and colors; there are huge ones, tiny ones, stumpy ones, tall ones, and even bumpy ones.
—Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Nov. 2022
See All Example Sentences for stumpy
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“Stumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stumpy. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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