stubby — [stub′ē] adj. stubbier, stubbiest 1. covered with stubs or stubble 2. short and heavy or dense [stubby bristles] 3. short and thickset stubbily adv. stubbiness n … English World dictionary
Stubby — Stub by, a. 1. Abounding with stubs. [1913 Webster] 2. Short and thick; short and strong, as bristles. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stubby — short and thick, 1570s, from STUB (Cf. stub) + Y (Cf. y) (2); of persons, from 1831 … Etymology dictionary
stubby — *stocky, thickset, thick, chunky, squat, dumpy … New Dictionary of Synonyms
stubby — [adj] short and thick fat, heavyset, squat, stocky, stout, stumpy, thick bodied, thickset; concepts 491,773,779 Ant. lanky, long, thin … New thesaurus
stubby — ► ADJECTIVE (stubbier, stubbiest) ▪ short and thick. ► NOUN (pl. stubbies) Austral./NZ informal ▪ a small squat bottle of beer … English terms dictionary
Stubby — Le sergent Stubby, avec son uniforme et ses décorations. Stubby (1916 ou 1917 16 mars 1926) est le chien de guerre le plus décoré de la Première Guerre mondiale[1 … Wikipédia en Français
Stubby — Sergeant Stubby (geboren 1916 oder 1917; gestorben 16. März 1926) war der am höchsten ausgezeichnete Hund des Ersten Weltkriegs und der einzige, der in den Rang eines „Sergeants“ (Unteroffizier) erhoben wurde. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Jugend 2… … Deutsch Wikipedia
stubby — I UK [ˈstʌbɪ] / US adjective Word forms stubby : adjective stubby comparative stubbier superlative stubbiest short and thick short stubby fingers/legs II UK [ˈstʌbɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms stubby : singular stubby plural stubbies… … English dictionary
stubby — A short, squat beer bottle with a capacity of 375 ml. The bottle is stubby (short and thick) in comparison with the tall and slender 750 ml beer bottle. The stereotypical Australian male is often depicted drinking a stubby, while dressed in a… … Australian idioms
