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How to use stumpy in a sentence

11 example sentences · adjective, noun

Stumpy means like or resembling a stump; short and cut off. Example: “The stumpy skiver.”

Examples of stumpy by meaning

adjectiveLike or resembling a stump; short and cut off.

  • The stumpy skiver.2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN

adjectiveFull of stumps.

  • a stumpy forest

nounAn amputee who has lost a leg.

  • The "wingies" did the running for the "stumpies," and the "stumpies" did the batting for the "wingies."1976 -, Victor Cohn, Sister Kenny: The Woman Who Challenged the Doctors, →ISBN, page 63

More sentences with stumpy

  • There are two pairs of stumpy legs and three pairs of feathery gills behind the head.2007, Ross Piper, Extraordinary Animals: An Encyclopedia of Curious and Unusual Animals, page 266. From the entry olm
  • In her puffy parka Tara looked like an animated snowchild, herself: bubble-shaped, stumpy.1998, Kai Maristed, Belong to Me: Stories, Random House, →ISBN, page 79. From the entry snowchild
  • The drake beamed at his children and wagged his stumpy tail proudly.1987, Animal fairy tales. From the entry turkeyling
  • He enters the shop with his dog, a tough, stumpy, well-fed mutt.1978, David Galloway, A Family Album, London: John Calder, →ISBN, page 36. From the entry bulldoggishly
  • In the yellow sand of the track ahead a stumpy tail lizard lies inert.1965, Mudrooroo, Wild Cat Falling, HarperCollins, published 2001, page 129. From the entry stumptail
  • As Kerin came abreast of the reptile, the lizard opened its eyes, looked around, and rose on stumpy legs.1989, L. Sprague de Camp, The Honorable Barbarian, page 45. From the entry fangful
  • At 20 she was “a piece of jailbait”, a mere child, especially with the stumpy plaits into which she sometimes twisted her hair."2009, The Economist, Charis Wilson, model and writer, died on November 20th, aged 95. From the entry jailbait
  • While we thanked him for having us and told him the car was packed, and so on, he arpeggioed his stumpy fingers across his scarlet blanket.2009, Kevin Crossley-Holland, The Hidden Roads, London: Quercus, page 136. From the entry arpeggio

Meaning of stumpy

  1. adjective Like or resembling a stump; short and cut off.
  2. adjective Full of stumps.
  3. noun An amputee who has lost a leg.

Full definition of stumpy

Questions about stumpy in a sentence

How do you use stumpy in a sentence?
Stumpy is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “The stumpy skiver.”
What is a short sentence with stumpy?
“The stumpy skiver.”
What does stumpy mean?
Stumpy means like or resembling a stump; short and cut off.

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