Humpty

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of humpty-dumpty (“an inferior player”). slang
Adjective
  1. 1
    Short and thick; dumpy. archaic

    "We went into a good-sized, unpainted, wooden room, and I was by no means agreeably surprised to find that my expected beauty was a humpty little girl of ten years old, with a good-humoured countenance."

Synonyms

All synonyms
humpty-dumpty

Example

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"Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall; Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King's horses and all the King's men couldn't put Humpty Dumpty together again."

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