- tubby tub·by adj
- ['tʌbɪ]
-ier comp -iest superl fam grassoccio (-a)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
tubby tub·by adj
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tubby — [tub′ē] adj. tubbier, tubbiest 1. shaped like a tub 2. fat and short tubbiness n … English World dictionary
tubby — tubbiness, n. /tub ee/, adj., tubbier, tubbiest. 1. short and fat: a tubby child. 2. having a dull, thumping sound; lacking resonance. [1800 10; TUB + Y1] * * * … Universalium
tubby — (adj.) shaped like a tub, corpulent, 1835, from TUB (Cf. tub) + Y (Cf. y) (2). The noun meaning a fat person is attested from 1891 … Etymology dictionary
tubby — tub|by [ˈtʌbi] adj informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: tub] short and slightly fat, with a round stomach = ↑plump ▪ a tubby little man … Dictionary of contemporary English
tubby — tub•by [[t]ˈtʌb i[/t]] adj. bi•er, bi•est 1) short and fat 2) having a dull, thumping sound; lacking resonance • Etymology: 1800–10 tub′bi•ness, n … From formal English to slang
tubby — adj. (tubbier, tubbiest) 1 (of a person) short and fat; tub shaped. 2 (of a violin) dull sounding, lacking resonance. Derivatives: tubbiness n … Useful english dictionary
tubby — tub·by || tÊŒbɪ adj. like a tub; short; fat, stout … English contemporary dictionary
