as in stout
being compact and broad in build and often short in stature
seven stubby little fellows carried the sleeping Snow White back to their home in a cave
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Recent Examples of stubby
Graham has a stubby build and some prospects are more athletic.
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Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Elephants, for instance, became tapirs, with stubby trunks and legs.
—Caroline Winterer / Made By History, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
One of the loudest guests inside Capital One Arena on Sunday night had stubby legs, prominent ears and a long snout.
—Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Each tiny, invisible micron-scale robot is patterned with hundreds of even tinier nano-scale magnets, some long and thin, and some short and stubby, Cornell says.
—John Koetsier, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Elephants, for instance, became tapirs, with stubby trunks and legs.
—Caroline Winterer / Made By History, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
One of the loudest guests inside Capital One Arena on Sunday night had stubby legs, prominent ears and a long snout.
—Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Each tiny, invisible micron-scale robot is patterned with hundreds of even tinier nano-scale magnets, some long and thin, and some short and stubby, Cornell says.
—John Koetsier, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stubby
Adjective
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Denver made several flashier additions this offseason, like ILB Dre Greenlaw, S Talanoa Hufanga and offensive skill players TE Evan Engram and RB J.K. Dobbins, but Jones’ locker room presence and stout play against the run are integral — if unheralded — ingredients to Vance Joseph’s defense.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
14 July 2025
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Palmeiras have been stout in their own right, shutting out Porto, Al Ahly and Botafogo in this competition.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
Adjective
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With the costume’s feet at knee-level, an elevated stage (and smoke machine) helped give the appearance that Klum was walking around on E.T.’s characteristically stumpy legs.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN,
1 Nov. 2024
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The heron turns out to be a stumpy man in a costume.—
Moeko Fujii,
The New Yorker,
2 May 2024
Adjective
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Prior to the arrival of police at the site of the deadly stabbing, a stocky bald man and a thin woman wearing her hair in a ponytail — both described as possibly homeless — were seen leaving the area in separate directions.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
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The priest was an Assyrian monk, a stocky, bushy-bearded man with long black hair; the girl looked to be about 11.—
John Jeremiah Sullivan James Patrick Cronin Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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That’s where Baker and his team got the idea to find the sturdiest survivors and interbreed them with their Florida siblings.—
Alex Harris
July 25,
Miami Herald,
25 July 2025
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Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until this storm passes.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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During early October’s harvest, when golden Chasselas grapes are at their plump and juicy peak, explore medieval villages and 10th-century stone walls on foot, like on a 6.8-mile hike from St. Saphorin to Lutry, and visit cellars aboard the Lavaux Express train.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
18 July 2025
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Ripe cherries should be large and plump, while undersized cherries likely need more time to mature.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Trifles are the high heels of desserts, standing tall and showing out in a crowd of squatty pies, sheet cakes, and brownies.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
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Some even find that using the squat position, or using a squatty potty, can help reduce straining and promote defecation, said Dr. Xue.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
2 June 2025
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“Stubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stubby. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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