What is the meaning of dumpy?

adjective

  • Resembling a garbage dump.
  • Short and thick; as e. G. Having short legs and heavy musculature.
    • usage: "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure"
  • Short and plump.
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