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Definition of dumpy adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dumpy

adjective
 
/ˈdʌmpi/
 
/ˈdʌmpi/
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  1. (especially of a person) short and fat
    • That skirt makes you look dumpy.
    • The detective was a dumpy figure in an old overcoat.
    Word Originmid 18th cent.: from dumpling + -y.
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