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Dumpy and Little

Dumpy

Dumpy adjective - Short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature.
Usage example: a dumpy little dumpling of a woman

Little and dumpy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Little" instead an adjective "Dumpy".

Nearby Words: dump, dumping, dumped, dumper

Little

Little adjective - Having relatively little height.
Usage example: there was a little hedge separating the two lawns

Dumpy and little are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dumpy" instead an adjective "Little".

Nearby Word: littleness

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Protector of the Small The Man Behind the Curtain: The man creating the killing devices, revealed in the Chamber's vision to be a dumpy, fidgety little man with acne.
  • Film / High Plains Drifter Clint Squint Crapsack World: Lago is a dumpy little Old West town in the middle of nowhere that's populated by a bunch of amoral cowards.
  • Literature / The Grimnoir Chronicles He remembers the dumpy little guy from the mansion, but can't quite remember what his power is... then he remembers, just as Dan commands Madi's troops to commit suicide.
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Little or Dumpy. 2016. Accessed February 11, 2025. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dumpy/little.
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