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dumpy

adjective as in short and stout

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I find it hard to put myself in the head of a non-book-reader for this, but so far it’s a bit lore-dumpy, and too many of the characters have yet to come into focus.

Lupoi, on the other hand, wore a dumpy black coat and generally looked like a Brooklyn schlub.

Every study ever performed has shown that the fit and lean outlive the dumpy and diffident every time.

After more than two decades of merchandising her looks, Elizabeth was anxious about appearing dumpy.

Behold a dumpy, comfortable British paterfamilias in a light flannel suit and a faded sun hat.

With his dumpy figure in the long coat, and his round face under the tall hat, the little man was irresistible.

"'Tis a matter of taste, but I couldn't fancy corpses as furniture," observed the Dumpy Philosopher.

The chain kinked time and again as he groped with the undermost hand for the openings; his dumpy, pudgy form writhed grotesquely.

A dumpy, rosy-faced woman was Mrs Jeal, with a pair of extremely wicked black eyes which snapped fire when she was angered.

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On this page you'll find 21 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to dumpy, such as: chubby, chunky, fat, homely, plump, and podgy.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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