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tubbiest

tubbiest is the superlative form of tubby.

Meaning of tubby

Adjective

tubby (comparative tubbier, superlative tubbiest)

  1. stout, rotund
    • Grace bent to her oars with a springing verve and force which made the tubby little boat draw towards the shore, the whispering lapse of water gliding under its sides all the while.1895, S. R. Crockett, A Cry Across the Black Water
  2. Resembling a tub
  3. sounding dull and without resonance or freedom of sound.
    • a tubby violin

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Questions about tubbiest

What is tubbiest the superlative form of?
Tubbiest is the superlative form of tubby.

Words near tubbiest in the dictionary

  1. Tubbergen
  2. tubbers
  3. tubbie
  4. tubbier
  5. tubbies
  6. tubbiest
  7. tubbily
  8. tubbiness
  9. tubbing
  10. tubbings
  11. tubbish

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