dumpiness


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dump·y 1

(dŭm′pē)
adj. dump·i·er, dump·i·est
Short and stout; squat.
[Probably from dump, lump.]
dump′i·ly adv.
dump′i·ness n.

dum·py 2

(dŭm′pē)
adj. dump·i·er, dump·i·est
Resembling a dump, as in shabbiness; disreputable: a dumpy apartment building.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. dumpiness - a short and stout physique
body-build, build, physique, habitus - constitution of the human body
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Translations
قُصْر وَبَدانَه
zavalitost
plumphed
feitlaginn og lágvaxinn í útliti
bodurluktıknazlık

dumpy

(ˈdampi) adjective
short and thick or fat. a dumpy little woman. pokkel قَصير وَبَدين тантурест atarracado zavalitý plump lille og tyk; tæt στρουμπουλός rechoncho matsakas خپل punkero boulot גוּץ וְשָמֵן नाटा मोटा zdepast tömzsi pendek gemuk stuttur og digur, lítill og feitur tozzo, grassottello ずんぐりした 땅딸막한 kresnas, apvalus drukns gemuk kort en dik liten og tykk, klumpet krępy, przysadzisty چاغ atarracado bondoc приземистый zavalitý debelušen zdepast rultig, undersätsig, satt อ้วนเตี้ย kısa ve şişman 矮胖的 низький; дебелий پستہ قد ، گٹھیلے جسم کا thấp béo lùn 矮胖的
ˈdumpiness noun
pokkelrigheid قُصْر وَبَدانَه закръгленост de forma atarracada zavalitost die Plumpheit plumphed στρουμπουλή εμφάνιση apariencia rechoncha/regordeta matsakus خپل بودن punkerous apparence boulotte גוּצִיוּת नाटापन, मोटापन zdepastost, nabijenost zömökség kegemukan feitlaginn og lágvaxinn í útliti l'esser tozzo ずんぐりしていること 땅딸막함 kresnumas, apvalumas druknums kegemukkan dikheid det som er lite og tykt/klumpet przysadzistość چاغ اوسيدل gorduchice corpolenţă приземистость zavalitosť debelušnost zdepastost rultighet, undersätsighet ความอ้วนเตี้ย tıknazlık, bodurluk 矮胖 нудьга گٹھیلاپن dáng lùn bé 矮胖
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