stubby C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈstʌb.i/ UK /ˈstʌb.i/ See IPA manual Freq #35662 Meanings 1 adj short, thick, and often blunt or stunted The microscope revealed several short, stubby chromosomes. 2 noun a small, squat beer bottle, especially in Australian or Canadian usage He took a cold stubby from the refrigerator. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · short, thick, and often... squatstumpyblunt 2 noun · a small, squat beer bottle,... beer bottle ↔ Opposites longslender Word family Derived forms stubbilystubbiness Related forms stubstunted Etymology Formed from stub + -y, first describing something shaped like a short remaining piece. The bottle sense refers to its short, squat shape. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # stubby **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈstʌb.i/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈstʌb.i/ **Frequency rank:** 35662 ## Meanings 1. short, thick, and often blunt or stunted 2. a small, squat beer bottle, especially in Australian or Canadian usage ## Examples - The microscope revealed several short, stubby chromosomes. - He took a cold stubby from the refrigerator. ## Synonyms - squat - stumpy - blunt ## Antonyms - long - slender ## Derived Forms - stubbily - stubbiness ## Related Forms - stub - stunted ## Etymology Formed from stub + -y, first describing something shaped like a short remaining piece. The bottle sense refers to its short, squat shape. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown