WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
stump•y /ˈstʌmpi/USA pronunciation  adj., -i•er, -i•est. 
  1. short and thick;
    resembling a stump:a short, stumpy little man.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
stump•y  (stum′pē),USA pronunciation adj., stump•i•er, stump•i•est. 
  1. of the nature of or resembling a stump.
  2. short and thick;
    stubby;
    stocky.
  3. Agricultureabounding in stumps:a stumpy field.
  • stump + -y1 1590–1600
stump′i•ly, adv. 
stump′i•ness, n. 

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