Stubby

//ˈstʌbi// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A small, squat beer bottle. Australia, Canada, US
"While most stubbies looked alike, there was one distinct stubby brought out by Carling-O′Keefe.[…]The era of the stubby was short, however. Although a superior container, it was not chic enough for the 1980s drinker."

Adjective

1
Abounding with stubs.
2
Like a stub; short, especially cut short, thick and stiff; stunted; stubbed.
"St Cuthbert's stands among trees at one corner of the green, and has a 17th-century bellcote decorated with stone balls and a stubby spire."

Adjective

1
short and blunt wordnet

Synonyms

squat blocky chubby chunky dumpy fat

Example

"Sea otters are smaller than seals and sea lions, have stubby front paws and rest by floating on their back."

Etymology

From stub + -y.

Related phrases

Darwin stubby stubby Hubble stubby holder stubby squid stubby tree beer bottle cut short

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