Dumpiest

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dumpy \Dump"y\, a. [Compar. {Dumpier}; superl. {Dumpiest}.] [
     1. From {Dump} a short ill-shapen piece.
  
     2. From {Dump} sadness.]
  
     1. Short and thick; of low stature and disproportionately


        stout.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Sullen or discontented. See 2nd {dump[1]}. [Prov. Eng.]
        --Halliwell.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dumpy
       adj 1: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy
              musculature; "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" [syn: {chunky},
               {low-set}, {squat}, {squatty}, {stumpy}]
       2: short and fat [syn: {podgy}, {pudgy}, {tubby}]
       [also: {dumpiest}, {dumpier}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dumpiest
       See {dumpy}