stumpy

[ stuhm-pee ]

adjective

, stump·i·er, stump·i·est.

1. of the nature of or resembling a stump.
2. short and thick; stubby; stocky.
3. abounding in stumps:

   a stumpy field.

stumpy

/ ˈstʌmpɪ /

adjective

1. short and thickset like a stump; stubby
2. abounding in or full of stumps

Derived Forms

• ˈstumpiness, noun

Other Words From

• stumpi·ly adverb
• stumpi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stumpy¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; stump + -y ¹

Example Sentences

The palm-sized creatures have silky golden locks, no eyes, a stumpy tail and flipper-like hands.

From BBC

An herbivore that was loosely related to horses, the statue looked something like a horse with stumpy snout.

From New York Times

He reached into Hideg’s stash of percussion instruments and kept rhythm on cowbell and a set of stumpy sticks called claves.

From Los Angeles Times

It entered a cluster of gray sage that must have seemed like a tall forest to the stumpy little thing.

From Literature

Both topped six feet, and Idiptu was bloated like a blimp, waddling on his stumpy bowed legs.

From Literature