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tubby

English

Etymology

From tub +? -y. False cognate with chubby, even though they are often interchangeable.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?t?bi/
  • Rhymes: -?bi

Adjective

tubby (comparative tubbier, superlative tubbiest)

  1. stout, rotund
  2. Resembling a tub; sounding dull and without resonance or freedom of sound.
    a tubby violin

Derived terms

  • tubbiness

Translations

Noun

tubby (plural tubbies)

  1. (derogatory, slang, often used teasingly) An overweight person.

Derived terms

  • Teletubby

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bulky

English

Etymology

From Middle English bulki, boulky, equivalent to bulk +? -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?b?lki/

Adjective

bulky (comparative bulkier, superlative bulkiest)

  1. Being large in size, mass, or volume.
  2. Unwieldy.
  3. (bodybuilding) Having excess body mass, especially muscle.

Translations

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