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stumpy

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈstʌmpi/Part of speech adjectiveSorted mpstuyStarts with SEnds with Y0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. short and thick; as e.g.

  2. having short legs and heavy musculature

Word origin

From stump + -y.

Used in a sentence

  • “That’s better. Gilbert Goodie! I should have known it was you. The one-legged layabout. The uni-ped idler. The stumpy skiver. Stealing coins from a wishing well now, are we? You couldn’t make it up!”
  • a stumpy forest
  • Many of the cricketers were amputees, yet they were not without resources. The "wingies" did the running for the "stumpies," and the "stumpies" did the batting for the "wingies."

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