Stubbed
adj, verb
adj, verb ·1 syllable ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of stub form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Short and thick, like something truncated; blunt; obtuse.
- 2 Abounding in stubs; stubby.
"Then came a bit of stubbed ground, once a wood, / Next a marsh, it would seem, and now mere earth / Desperate and done with; [...]"
- 3 Not delicate; hardy, rugged.
"Stubbed, vulgar constitutions."
Example
More examples"He stubbed out his cigar in the ashtray and stood up to leave."