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# tubby

adjective (tubby, tubbier, tubbiest)

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

## Everyday

1. (informal) Short and rather fat, with a round body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tubby/#m1)
2. Shaped like a tub: round and wide. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tubby/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in stories and everyday talk to describe a plump person, pet or toy, often in a friendly, joking way; it tells the reader the character is round and soft-looking. Phrases: «a tubby little man», «a tubby cat», «getting a bit tubby».

### Examples

- Our tubby old cat sleeps on the sofa all day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tubby/#x1)
- The teddy bear was tubby and soft. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tubby/#x2)
- Grandpa pats his tubby tummy after Sunday lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tubby/#x3)
- A tubby little boat bobbed in the harbour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tubby/#x4)
- The tubby puppy could hardly climb the step. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tubby/#x5)
- In the story, a tubby baker gives free buns to the children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tubby/#x6)

### Note

Informal; can be friendly but may hurt feelings if said about someone to their face. Comparative tubbier, superlative tubbiest (y changes to i). Not a word for maths; «tubby» says nothing about exact weight.

## On Mova

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