← BackshareGuessstumpy/ˈstʌmpi/adjectiveShort and thick; resembling a stump in shape.She drew a cartoon tree with a stumpy trunk and no branches.The old chair had stumpy legs that barely lifted it off the floor.The puppy had stumpy little legs that made him waddle when he walked.SynonymsshortstockychunkystubbyAntonymstallslender