stumpier; stumpiest
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stumpy penguins become agile swimmers the moment they hit the water
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With the costume’s feet at knee-level, an elevated stage (and smoke machine) helped give the appearance that Klum was walking around on E.T.’s characteristically stumpy legs.
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Oscar Holland, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
The heron turns out to be a stumpy man in a costume.
—Moeko Fujii, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
Previously, scientists had thought that tardigrades evolved their stumpy bodies by fusing body segments together.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 26 Jan. 2016
These members of the squash family produce fruits in all different shapes, sizes, and colors; there are huge ones, tiny ones, stumpy ones, tall ones, and even bumpy ones.
—Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Nov. 2022
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Oscar Holland, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
The heron turns out to be a stumpy man in a costume.
—Moeko Fujii, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
Previously, scientists had thought that tardigrades evolved their stumpy bodies by fusing body segments together.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 26 Jan. 2016
These members of the squash family produce fruits in all different shapes, sizes, and colors; there are huge ones, tiny ones, stumpy ones, tall ones, and even bumpy ones.
—Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Nov. 2022
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“Stumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stumpy. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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