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    tubby
    /ˈtʌbi/

    adjective

    • 1. short and rather fat: informal "a small, tubby man"
    • 2. (of a sound) lacking resonance; dull (as that of a tub when struck): "historic classical recordings with a tubby overall sound"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTUBBY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. informal uk / ˈtʌb.i / us / ˈtʌb.i / Add to word list. (of a person) fat: Our chef was a genial, slightly tubby man. Synonyms. dumpy. fat (BIG) podgy UK informal disapproving. pudgy mainly US informal disapproving. roly-poly informal humorous. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Animal physiology: fat or well-built. baby fat.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tubbyTubby Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : pudgy, fat. 2. : sounding dull and without proper resonance or freedom of sound. a tubby violin. Synonyms. blubbery. chubby. corpulent. fat. fleshy. full. gross. lardy. obese. overweight. plump. podgy [ chiefly British] portly. pudgy. replete.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTUBBY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. informal us / ˈtʌb.i / uk / ˈtʌb.i / Add to word list. (of a person) fat: Our chef was a genial, slightly tubby man. Synonyms. dumpy. fat (BIG) podgy UK informal disapproving. pudgy mainly US informal disapproving. roly-poly informal humorous. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Animal physiology: fat or well-built. baby fat.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › tubbyTubby - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    The informal noun tubby is usually used to describe a person, and as a result it's almost always offensive — it's just generally bad form to comment on the shape of someone's body! You might, however, describe your plump little kitten as tubby or mold a tubby figure out of clay.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › tubbyTUBBY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    having a dull, thumping sound; lacking resonance. tubby. / ˈtʌbɪ / adjective. plump. shaped like a tub. rare. having little resonance. Discover More. Derived Forms. ˈtubbiness, noun. Discover More. Other Words From. tub bi·ness noun. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of tubby 1. First recorded in 1800–10; tub + -y 1. Discover More.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTUBBY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Tubby is an informal adjective that means rather fat or plump. It can also mean shaped like a tub or having little resonance. See synonyms, pronunciation, and examples of tubby.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtubby adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Tubby is an informal adjective that means short and slightly fat. It is a synonym of stout. See the pronunciation, picture, example sentences and usage notes of tubby.