dumpy

¹ American  

[duhm-pee] / ˈdʌm pi /

adjective

dumpier, dumpiest

1. dumpish; dejected; sulky.

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dumpy ² American  

[duhm-pee] / ˈdʌm pi /

adjective

dumpier, dumpiest

1. short and stout; squat.

   a dumpy figure.

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dumpy ¹ British  

/ ˈdʌmpɪ /

adjective

1. short and plump; squat

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dumpy ² British  

/ ˈdʌmpɪ, ˈdʌmpɪʃ /

adjective

1. rare in low spirits; depressed; morose

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Other Word Forms

• dumpily adverb
• dumpiness noun

Etymology

Origin of dumpy¹

First recorded in 1610–20; dump(s) + -y ¹

Origin of dumpy²

First recorded in 1740–50; perhaps akin to dumpling

Example Sentences

She was a dumpy woman dressed in a blue cotton smock and bedroom slippers.

From Literature

Ragoravich’s dacha is a “garish and almost grotesque” palace clad in marble that makes Maggie think of Versailles, but in a way that makes Versailles seem dumpy.

From Los Angeles Times

But unlike the notoriously dumpy Slough House setting of “Slow Horses,” much of “MI-5” took place — though was not shot — inside the agency’s grand Thames House headquarters in London.

From Los Angeles Times

Speaking about her weight and obesity in a TV special, the US broadcaster and actress said she would "never forget" called "bumpy, lumpy and down right dumpy" on a magazine cover.

From BBC

“Well, it was pretty dumpy by the end,” Naidorf says, laughing.

From Los Angeles Times