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dumpy
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
dumpy
(adjective)
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dumpy
/
ˈ
dʌmpi/
adjective
dumpier
;
dumpiest
dumpy
/
ˈ
dʌmpi/
adjective
dumpier
;
dumpiest
Learner's definition of DUMPY
informal
1
:
short and fat
a
dumpy
guy in his forties
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dirty and in bad condition
dumpy
hotel rooms
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