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dumpty

dumpty is the alternative form of dumpy.

Meaning of dumpy

Adjective (1)

dumpy (comparative dumpier, superlative dumpiest)

  1. Short and thick; stout or stocky.

Adjective (2)

dumpy (comparative dumpier, superlative dumpiest)

  1. Of or relating to a garbage dump; rubbishy.
    • "I knew it!" Barry screeched. "A dump bike for the dummy. Hey, dumpy boy. Dumper! Ha, haaaaaaaaagh!"1983, John Bibee, The Magic Bicycle, page 17

See all 5 meanings of dumpy

Forms of dumpty

comparativedumptier
superlativedumptiest

Phrases with dumpty

Questions about dumpty

What is dumpty the alternative form of?
Dumpty is the alternative form of dumpy.

Words near dumpty in the dictionary

  1. dumptier
  2. dumptiest
  3. Dumpton
  4. dumptruck
  5. dumptrucks
  6. dumpty
  7. dumpukht
  8. dumpy
  9. dumpy level
  10. dumpy levels
  11. dumpy tree frog

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dumpty (page history and authors); dumpy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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