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# stumpy

adjective (stumpy, stumpier, stumpiest)

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

## Everyday

1. Stumpy means short and thick, like a tree stump. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stumpy/#m1)
2. A stumpy tail or leg is short and thick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stumpy/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories and everyday talk it describes animals, plants, people's legs or pencils in a slightly funny, friendly way. Phrases: stumpy tail, stumpy legs, a stumpy pencil.

### Examples

- The puppy had stumpy little legs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stumpy/#x1)
- Corgis are dogs with stumpy legs and long bodies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stumpy/#x2)
- I wrote with a stumpy pencil because I lost my good one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stumpy/#x3)
- The lizard has a fat, stumpy tail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stumpy/#x4)
- A stumpy candle burned on the table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stumpy/#x5)
- The old tree was cut down to a stumpy trunk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stumpy/#x6)
- The stumpy-tailed cat ran across the garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stumpy/#x7)

### Note

Comparative stumpier, stumpiest. Calling a person stumpy can be rude. Related: stump (what is left of a tree after it is cut).

## On Mova

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