Stubby

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having the nature of or suggesting a stub, as in shortness, broadness, or thickness: stubby fingers and toes.
  • adj. Having a short, stocky build; thickset.
  • adj. Short and blunt, as from much use: a stubby pencil. See Regional Note at stob.
  • adj. Covered with or made of stubs.
  • adj. Short and bristly: a stubby beard.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Abounding with stubs.
  • adj. Like a stub; short, especially cut short, thick and stiff; stunted; stubbed.
  • n. A small, squat beer bottle.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Abounding with stubs.
  • adj. Short and thick; short and strong, as bristles.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • A bounding with stubs.
  • Short, thick, and stiff; stubbed: as, stubby bristles; stubby fingers.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. short and blunt
  • Equivalent
    short   
    Cross Reference
    stocky   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    rough    stubbly   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    chubby    clubby    grubby    hubby    scrubby    shrubby    tubby   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    stumpy    gnarled    bony    pointy    scraggly    spindly    skinny    wiry    scaly    hairy