stubbier; stubbiest
Examples of stubby in a Sentence
hands with thick stubby fingers
My dog has a short stubby tail.
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Butler is a victim of a sinister moral panic, one in which small and jealous spirits tore down the highest targets their stubby little souls could reach.
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Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
But sadder yet is when a deer or rabbit decides to devour a young plant, leaving behind one stubby, leafless stick in the ground.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 July 2025
The Dipper's handle must be the bear's long tail, yet bears possess short, stubby tails.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 May 2025
The New Shepard capsule's stubby single-stage booster roared to life just after 9:38 a.m. EDT, throttled up to full thrust and smoothly climbed away from Blue Origin's launch site near Van Horn, Texas.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 29 June 2025
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Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
But sadder yet is when a deer or rabbit decides to devour a young plant, leaving behind one stubby, leafless stick in the ground.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 July 2025
The Dipper's handle must be the bear's long tail, yet bears possess short, stubby tails.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 May 2025
The New Shepard capsule's stubby single-stage booster roared to life just after 9:38 a.m. EDT, throttled up to full thrust and smoothly climbed away from Blue Origin's launch site near Van Horn, Texas.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 29 June 2025
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“Stubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stubby. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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stubby
adjective
stub·by
ˈstəb-ē 
: resembling a stub especially in shortness and broadness
stubby fingers
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