stubby

  • 11stubby — A short, squat beer bottle with a capacity of 375 ml. The bottle is stubby (short and thick) in comparison with the tall and slender 750 ml beer bottle. The stereotypical Australian male is often depicted drinking a stubby, while dressed in a… …

    Australian idioms

  • 12stubby — adjective (stubbier; est) Date: 15th century 1. abounding with stubs 2. a. resembling a stub ; being short and thick < stubby fingers > b. being short and thickset ; squat c. being short, broad, or blunt (as from use or wear) …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 13stubby — stub|by1 [ stʌbi ] adjective short and thick: short stubby fingers/legs stubby stub|by 2 noun count AUSTRALIAN a small wide bottle of beer …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 14stubby — [[t]stʌ̱bi[/t]] ADJ GRADED An object that is stubby is shorter and thicker than usual. He pointed a stubby finger at a wooden chair opposite him. Syn: stumpy …

    English dictionary

  • 15stubby — stubbily, adv. stubbiness, n. /stub ee/, adj., stubbier, stubbiest. 1. of the nature of or resembling a stub. 2. short and thick or broad; thick set or squat: stubby fingers. 3. consisting of or abounding in stubs. 4. bristly, as the hair or&#8230; …

    Universalium

  • 16stubby — adj. Stubby is used with these nouns: ↑finger, ↑pencil, ↑wing …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 17stubby — stub|by [ˈstʌbi] adj short and thick or fat ▪ stubby fingers …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18stubby — adjective short and thick or fat: stubby little fingers …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19stubby — adjective a small stubby man with glasses Syn: dumpy, stocky, chunky, chubby, squat; short, stumpy, dwarfish; informal vertically challenged Ant: slender, tall …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 20stubby — stub•by [[t]ˈstʌb i[/t]] adj. bi•er, bi•est 1) of or resembling a stub 2) short and thick or broad; thickset or squat: stubby fingers[/ex] 3) consisting of or abounding in stubs • Etymology: 1565–75 stub′bi•ness, n …

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