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# dumpy

adjective (dumpier, dumpiest)

«dumpy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Dumpy means short and thick, round and squat in shape. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dumpy/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales a funny little character is described as dumpy; in lessons it describes a short, round shape

### Examples

- The dumpy little man waddled into the hall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dumpy/#x1)
- A dumpy jug stood on the shelf. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dumpy/#x2)
- The dumpy hen sat on her eggs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dumpy/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dumpy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dumpy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dumpy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dumpy.html) on Mova free.