stumper
Example Sentences
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Some of the bones belonged to the already-discovered Steropodon galmani, a shorter, stumpier and toothier ancestor of the platypus.
From BBC • May 27, 2024
While this tower leans in one direction, its stumpier partner tilts in another, forming what the developer optimistically calls “a dance of sleek giants”.
From The Guardian • Apr. 9, 2019
One of the two would climb to the top of the totem pole this week, but the pole seemed stumpier than usual.
From Time Magazine Archive
In addition, Aeronautical Engineer Mark Drela designed an extra-thin wing that provides 30% more aerodynamic lift than stumpier conventional wings.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was a pity, for she was the stumpier of the two.
From The Arbiter A Novel by Bell, Florence Eveleen Eleanore Olliffe, Lady
