The meaning of DUMPY is being short and thick in build : squat. How to use dumpy in a sentence.

One of them was a short, "dumpy," sloop-rigged boat, with no deck or center-board, and the other was a beautifully-modeled schooner.

If you describe someone as dumpy, you mean they are short and fat, and are usually implying they are unattractive.

Definition of dumpy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

DUMPY definition: dumpish; dejected; sulky. See examples of dumpy used in a sentence.

dumpy (ˈdʌmpɪ) adj, dumpier or dumpiest short and plump; squat [C18: perhaps related to dumpling]

Aug 22, 2025 · Adjective [edit] dumpy (comparative dumpier, superlative dumpiest) Short and thick; stout or stocky.

Resembling a dump, as in shabbiness; disreputable. A dumpy apartment building. (South Africa) A small bottle of beer. It's not dumpy like where I go now. The clean lines of a Georgian frigate are obscured …

Aug 27, 2021 · dumpy (adj.) Pertaining to an object, person or other creature whose appearance suggests that he/she/it was obtained from, or dwells in, a dump. Your mom is dumpy.

Synonyms for DUMPY: stout, plump, stumpy, stocky, sturdy, stubby, squatty, squat; Antonyms of DUMPY: thin, fragile, slender, frail, skinny, puny, lean, delicate