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dumpy [ˈdʌmpi] ADJ

dumpy
dumpy
pummelig inf

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English
They are dumpy birds with long necks and legs and curved bills and a hunched posture.
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It is a dumpy wader with a dark green back, greyish head and breast and otherwise white underparts.
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Its shape was dumpy and squat more like a concertina than an accordion.
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Rebuilding, including the dumpy tower, took place in the early 17th century.
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A dumpy and fussy woman who holds opinions to extent beyond reasonable limit, but holds positive interests at heart.
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This reduces the need to set the instrument truly level, as with a dumpy or tilting level.
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Both went through handsome, dashing men by the carload, but through the years stuck with one short, dumpy, seemingly uninteresting guy.
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Some dumpy levels will have a bubble level ensuring an accurate level.
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It is a rather dumpy horse, with a big head and long ears.
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Dumpy levelling requires shorter and therefore more numerous sights, but this fault is compensated by the practice of making foresights and backsights equal.
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