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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescourtaud
Pronunciation / Transliteration: korto
"Il était assis sur un tabouret courtaud."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Short and thick in build; squat.
"He sat on a dumpy little stool by the fireplace." - 2
Dull, depressed, or sullen in mood.
"She felt rather dumpy after spending the entire rainy afternoon indoors alone."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun dump in the sense of a dull or low state, combined with the suffix -y to denote possessing such qualities. First appearing in the late 18th century, it originally described someone dejected or sullen, but by the mid-19th century shifted primarily to describe short and stout physical proportions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dumpy" is said worldwide
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untersetzt
Transliteration: ʊntɐˈzɛtst
"Er hatte eine untersetzte Statur."
courtaud
Transliteration: korto
"Il était assis sur un tabouret courtaud."
tarchiato
Transliteration: tarˈkjato
"Aveva una figura tarchiata e robusta."
achaparrado
Transliteration: atʃapaˈraðo
"El edificio era bajo y achaparrado."
atarracado
Transliteration: ataʁaˈkaðu
"Ele tinha um físico atarracado."
गठिला
Transliteration: gathila
Script: गठिला और छोटा
"उसका शरीर छोटा और गठिला था।"
矮胖的
Transliteration: ǎi pàng de
"他坐在一个矮胖的小凳子上。"
땅딸막한
Transliteration: ttangttalmak-han
"그는 땅딸막한 체격을 가지고 있었다."
ずんぐりした
Transliteration: zunguri shita
"彼はずんぐりとした体型をしていた。"
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