Stubby
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈstʌbi/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Stubby is an adjective meaning Abounding with stubs.
Meaning
Abounding with stubs.
More Meanings
- Like a stub; short, especially cut short, thick and stiff; stunted; stubbed.
- (Australia, Canada, US) A small, squat beer bottle.
Example Sentences
The front-most spines are the shortest, stubbiest, and most forward directed.
Annie looked at him a bit surprised and came in, and he realized she carried a bottle of beer with her. Not a stubby, but a long neck.
St Cuthbert's stands among trees at one corner of the green, and has a 17th-century bellcote decorated with stone balls and a stubby spire.
The mouth with its bright, shiny grimace exposes a stubby row of teeth, from left to right growing stubbier and stubbier, with more and more cavities.
Word Forms
- stubbier
- stubbiest
- stubbie
- stubbies
Synonyms for stubby
Depending on context, synonyms include squat, stumpy, short.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include short, stubbed, stubbly, stumpy, stubbled, bestubbled.
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