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dumpy

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

dump·y / ˈdəmpē/ • adj. (dump·i·er , dump·i·est ) 1. (of a person) short and stout: her plain, dumpy sister. 2. (of a room or building) ugly, dirty, and run-down: a dumpy little diner with a closed sign hanging in the window. DERIVATIVES: dump·i·ly / -pəlē/ adv. dump·i·ness n.

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dumpy

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

dumpy •croupy, droopy, goopy, groupie, loopy, pupae, roupy, snoopy, soupy, Tupi •whoopee •duppy, guppy, puppy, yuppie •gulpy, pulpy •bumpy, clumpy, dumpy, frumpy, grumpy, humpy, jumpy, lumpy, plumpy, rumpy-pumpy, scrumpy, stumpy •hiccupy • chirrupy • calliope •pericope • syncope •colonoscopy, horoscopy, microscopy, stereoscopy •Penelope • canopy • satrapy •lycanthropy, misanthropy, philanthropy •aromatherapy, chemotherapy, hypnotherapy, physiotherapy, psychotherapy, radiotherapy, therapy •entropy • syrupy (US sirupy) • chirpy

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	'Mr. Dumpy' won't go back to this health club.(Food) Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 2/21/1996
	`Squat and dumpy' flats design is under attack.(News) Newspaper article from: South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales); 4/21/2003
	pounds 10m TO SAVE THE DUMPY HENS; Rare animal charity is cock-a-hoop.(News) Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 11/12/2001