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Less svelte
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dumpier
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dumpy \Dump"y\, a. [Compar. Dumpier ; superl. Dumpiest .] [ From Dump a short ill-shapen piece. From Dump sadness.] Short and thick; of low stature and disproportionately stout. Sullen or discontented. See 2nd dump[1] . [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (en-comparativedumpy)
Usage examples of dumpier.
Her low-slung figure looked dumpier than usual in a coarse cotton singlet and baggy drawers.
She looked even shorter and dumpier, and the crease in the double chin looked deeper.