stubby

stubby
adjective (being a stub, or short and thick like a stub: a stubby tail; stubby fingers.) stummelig
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stub·by
[ˈstʌbi]
I. adj
\stubby fingers Wurstfinger pl fam
\stubby legs stämmige Beine
\stubby person gedrungene [o geh untersetzte] [o stämmige] Person
\stubby tail Stummelschwanz m
II. n AUS 375 ml fassende Bierflasche
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['stʌbɪ]
adj (+er)
revolver etc kurz; tail stummelig; pencil, vase kurz und dick; person gedrungen, stämmig, untersetzt; legs kurz und stämmig

stubby fingers — Wurstfinger pl (inf)

stubby wings — Stummelflügel pl

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stubby [ˈstʌbı] adj (adv stubbily)
1. stummelartig, kurz
2. kurz und dick, untersetzt:
stubby fingers Wurstfinger umg
3. stopp(e)lig
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adj.
stoppelig adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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