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Webster 1913 Edition

Dumpy

Dump′y

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Dumpier
;
sup
erl.
Dumpiest
.]
[
1.
From
Dump
a short ill-shapen piece.
2.
From
Dump
sadness.]
1.
Short and thick; of low stature and disproportionately stout.
2.
Sullen or discontented. See 2nd
dump{1}
.
[Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.

Webster 1828 Edition

Dumpy

DUMPY

,
Adj.
Short and thick.

Definition 2024

dumpy

dumpy

English

Adjective

dumpy ‎(comparative dumpier, superlative dumpiest)

  1. short and thick; stout or stocky

Translations

Noun

dumpy ‎(plural dumpies)

  1. (South Africa) A small bottle of beer.
    • 2007, Alan Murphy, Southern Africa (page 414)
      Lager-style beer comes in cans or dumpies (small bottles) for around US$1.10.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʌmpi/
  • Rhymes: -ʌmpi

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