tubby
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tubby
- /ˈtʌbi/
- /ˈstʊbi/ Ireland, Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌbi
Where it comes from
From tub + -y. False cognate with chubby, even though they are often interchangeable.
adjective tubbier · tubbiest
- stout, rotund Grace bent to her oars with a springing verve and force which made the tubby little boat draw towards the shore, the whispering lapse of water gliding under its sides all the while.
- Resembling a tub
- sounding dull and without resonance or freedom of sound. a tubby violin
noun tubbies
- An overweight person.
