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 ]
. (Surv.) A level having a short telescope (hence its name) rigidly fixed to a table capable only of rotatory movement in a horizontal plane. The telescope is usually an inverting one. It is sometimes called the Troughton level, from the name of the inventor, and a variety improved by one Gavatt is known as the Gavatt level. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries 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) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dumpy
adj 1: resembling a garbage dump
2: 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}, {dumpy}, {low-set}, {squat},
{squatty}, {stumpy}]
3: short and plump [syn: {dumpy}, {podgy}, {pudgy}, {tubby},
{roly-poly}]
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