How do you use Stumpy in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like chunky or dumpy, plus the exact meaning.
Stumpy in a sentence
Stumpy meaning
- Like or resembling a stump; short and cut off.
- Full of stumps.
Using Stumpy
- The main meaning on this page is: Like or resembling a stump; short and cut off. | Full of stumps.
- Useful related words include: chunky, dumpy, low-set, squat.
- In the example corpus, stumpy often appears in combinations such as: and stumpy.
Context around Stumpy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Stumpy
- In this selection, "stumpy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, five, friendly, robert, curly, toes and taylor stand out and add context to how "stumpy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include joined by stumpy to help and of five stumpy toes and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "stumpy" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with stumpy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Stumpy’s Hatchet House will open on the waterfront, near the Tipsy Toboggan, this winter. (15 words)
We recommend bringing your own beer and the friendly Stumpy’s will put it on ice. (16 words)
The harvest was hardly bountiful — a few skinny scallions, some misshapen radishes, half-ripe cherry tomatoes and stumpy curly kale. (20 words)
The mysterious print, which was spotted in Ritchie County, West Virginia, had the outline of five stumpy toes and seemed to show that the beast had strolled out of a small body of water. (34 words)
Tom Abell, Tom Banton, Tom Lammonby, Shoaib Bashir, Sonny Baker, Ned Leonard, Alfie Ogborne, Ben Green, Josh Thomas, Andy Hurry and Jason Kerr were joined by Stumpy to help spread a little festive cheer. (34 words)
Characteristics The Amblypoda take their name from their short and stumpy feet, which were furnished with five toes each and supported massive pillar-like limbs. (25 words)
Example sentences (7)
The harvest was hardly bountiful — a few skinny scallions, some misshapen radishes, half-ripe cherry tomatoes and stumpy curly kale.
The mysterious print, which was spotted in Ritchie County, West Virginia, had the outline of five stumpy toes and seemed to show that the beast had strolled out of a small body of water.
Tom Abell, Tom Banton, Tom Lammonby, Shoaib Bashir, Sonny Baker, Ned Leonard, Alfie Ogborne, Ben Green, Josh Thomas, Andy Hurry and Jason Kerr were joined by Stumpy to help spread a little festive cheer.
We recommend bringing your own beer and the friendly Stumpy’s will put it on ice.
Robert "Stumpy" Taylor is the new manager of the premises, after being called in by the owner to transform the pub late last year.
Stumpy’s Hatchet House will open on the waterfront, near the Tipsy Toboggan, this winter.
Characteristics The Amblypoda take their name from their short and stumpy feet, which were furnished with five toes each and supported massive pillar-like limbs.
Common combinations with stumpy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: