dumpy

• Décrit une personne ou une chose qui est petite et trapue, souvent utilisé de manière légèrement péjorative ou informelle.

Describes a person or thing that is short and stout, often used in a mildly derogatory or informal manner.

1. Short and stoutB2informal

   Describes a person who is short and somewhat fat, often used in a mildly derogatory way.

   court et trapu

   • He was a dumpy little man with a round face.
   • She felt self-conscious about her dumpy figure.
   • The character in the book was described as dumpy and awkward.

   Synonymeschunkypodgypudgysquatstockystubbystumpythicksettubby

   Antonymeslankyleanslendersveltewillowy

2. Shabby or unattractiveB2informal

   Describes a place or thing that is small, untidy, and unattractive.

   miteux, laid et négligé

   • They lived in a dumpy apartment on the outskirts of town.
   • The hotel was dumpy and in need of renovation.
   • She refused to stay in such a dumpy room.

   Synonymescrummydilapidateddingygrungymessyramshacklescruffyseedyshabbysqualidtackyuntidy

   Antonymesattractiveelegantneatsmartsprucetrim