"stumpy" meaning in English

See stumpy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈstʌmpi/ Audio: en-us-stumpy.ogg [US] Forms: stumpier [comparative], stumpiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌmpi Etymology: Etymology tree English stump English -y English stumpy From stump + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|stump|-y|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English stump English -y English stumpy From stump + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} stumpy (comparative stumpier, superlative stumpiest)
  1. Like or resembling a stump; short and cut off.
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  2. Full of stumps.
    Sense id: en-stumpy-en-adj-DL~UkITK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: stumpily, stumpiness

Noun

IPA: /ˈstʌmpi/ Audio: en-us-stumpy.ogg [US] Forms: stumpies [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌmpi Etymology: Etymology tree English stump English -y English stumpy From stump + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|stump|-y|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English stump English -y English stumpy From stump + -y. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} stumpy (countable and uncountable, plural stumpies)
  1. (slang) An amputee who has lost a leg. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable Synonyms: limby
    Sense id: en-stumpy-en-noun-nwiRHQia
  2. (uncountable, slang, obsolete) Money. Tags: obsolete, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-stumpy-en-noun-J8QT-YIn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: stump up

Inflected forms

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