ˈstəbē, -bi adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: stub (I) + -y
1.
a. : resembling a stub : short and thick or wide in growth or development
stubby fingers
stubby arms
b. : short and thickset in build : squat
a stubby little fellow
c.
(1) : short, broad, or blunt in design
an awkward stubby gun in his hand — H.D.Skidmore
big air-cooled engine and stubby wings — T.W.Lawson
might cause great chunks of the ice shelf to tumble down upon our stubby vessel — Glen Jacobsen
(2) : short, broad, or blunt from use or wear
finding only an old stubby pencil
filing the flat of the blade … so it never gets stubby and will always bite into the wood — Boy Scout Handbk.
2. : abounding with stubs : bristly
his short, stubby , close-clipped hair — Elizabeth M. Roberts
Synonyms: see stocky