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dumpy

1

[ duhm-pee ]

adjective

dumpier, dumpiest.
  1. dumpish; dejected; sulky.


dumpy

2

[ duhm-pee ]

adjective

dumpier, dumpiest.
  1. short and stout; squat:

    a dumpy figure.

dumpy

1

/ ˈʌɪ /

adjective

  1. short and plump; squat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

dumpy

2

/ ˈʌɪ; ˈʌɪʃ /

adjective

  1. rare.
    in low spirits; depressed; morose
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܳ辱, adverb
  • ˈܳ辱Ա, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܳi· adverb
  • ܳi·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dumpy1

First recorded in 1610–20; dump(s) + -y 1

Origin of dumpy2

First recorded in 1740–50; perhaps akin to dumpling
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dumpy1

C18: perhaps related to dumpling

Origin of dumpy2

C17: from C16 dump; see dumps
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Winfrey said her excitement quickly turned into shame after she read the headline, which called her “Bumpy, lumpy and downright dumpy.”

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Speaking about her weight and obesity in a TV special, the US broadcaster and actress said she would "never forget" called "bumpy, lumpy and down right dumpy" on a magazine cover.

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“Well, it was pretty dumpy by the end,” Naidorf says, laughing.

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Instead I gave them politics, death squads, a dumpy secretary stuck pet-sitting her neighbor’s cat and a hired goon with a love for rock music, all of them caught in the turbulent summer of 1971.

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That roadway used to be attractive but now it’s just a dumpy safety hazard!

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