stubby

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stubby

/ˈstʌbi/
/ˈstʊbi/ Ireland, Northern England

adjective stubbier · stubbiest · stubbie

Abounding with stubs.
Similar: squat, stumpy
Like a stub; short, especially cut short, thick and stiff; stunted; stubbed. St Cuthbert's stands among trees at one corner of the green, and has a 17th-century bellcote decorated with stone balls and a stubby spire.

noun stubbies · stubbie

Australia, Canada, US A small, squat beer bottle. While most stubbies looked alike, there was one distinct stubby brought out by Carling-O′Keefe.[…]The era of the stubby was short, however. Although a superior container, it was not chic enough for the 1980s drinker.

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adj like a stub

Español	regordete, rechoncho
日本語	ずんぐりした zunguri-shita
Deutsch	stummlig, stummelartig
Русский	корена́стый korenástyj, призе́мистый prizémistyj

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@misc{stubby_2026,
  title = {stubby},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stubby},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}