stumpy

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An amputee who has lost a leg. countable,slang,uncountable
    — Many of the cricketers were amputees, yet they were not without resources. The "wingies" did the running for the "stumpies," and the "stumpies" did the batting for the "wingies."
  2. Money. obsolete,slang,uncountable
    — Down with the stumpy; a tizzy for a pot of half-and-half.
形容词 adj.
  1. Like or resembling a stump; short and cut off.
    — “That’s better. Gilbert Goodie! I should have known it was you. The one-legged layabout. The uni-ped idler. The stumpy skiver. Stealing coins from a wishing well now, are we? You couldn’t make it up!”
  2. Full of stumps.
    — a stumpy forest

词形变化

stumpier comparative stumpiest superlative stumpies plural

词汇关系

衍生词
stumpily stumpiness
相关词
stump up

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English stump
English -y
English stumpy
From stump + -y.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English stump
English -y
English stumpy
From stump + -y.
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