Definitions for dumpy

dumpy dump·y

Spelling: [duhm-pee]
IPA: /ˈdʌm pi/

Dumpy is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 38 anagrams from letters in dumpy (dmpuy).

Definitions for dumpy

adjective

  1. dumpish; dejected; sulky.
  2. short and stout; squat:

Origin of dumpy

First recorded in 1610-20; dump(s) + -y1

Examples for dumpy

Lupoi, on the other hand, wore a dumpy black coat and generally looked like a Brooklyn schlub.

Every study ever performed has shown that the fit and lean outlive the dumpy and diffident every time.

One is tall and willowy, while the other is short and dumpy.

"I vote that we are all Tyrolese peasanths," lisped the fat and dumpy Mrs. Malone.

This gives the boats a dumpy appearance, as they look as if they had been cut short.

He was a dumpy, puffy little Italian, and played the heavy father.

He was small and dumpy and unhandsome, with the dead-white face of a man cook.

Keep cheerful, Miss Yardely, and don't let Stane get dumpy about the past.

They are dumpy little birds and do not look as large as their measurements.

Tildy was dumpy, plain-faced, and too anxious to please to please.

Word Value for dumpy
Scrable

13

Words with friends

15

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