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Vinony

stumpy

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈstʌmpi/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English stump English -y English stumpy From stump + -y.

  1. Like or resembling a stump; short and cut off.

    ““That’s better. Gilbert Goodie! I should have known it was you. The one-legged layabout. The uni-ped idler. The stumpy skiver. Stealing coins from a wishing well now, are we? You couldn’t make it up!””

  2. Full of stumps.

    “a stumpy forest”

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English stump English -y English stumpy From stump + -y.

  1. An amputee who has lost a leg.

    “Many of the cricketers were amputees, yet they were not without resources. The "wingies" did the running for the "stumpies," and the "stumpies" did the batting for the "wingies."”

  2. Money.

    “Down with the stumpy; a tizzy for a pot of half-and-half.”