English Dictionary
Definition of “tubby”
tubby (ˈtʌbɪ
)
Definitions
adjective
- plump
- shaped like a tub
- rare having little resonance
Alternative Forms
ˈtubbiness noun
Synonyms
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fat,
overweight,
plump,
stout,
chubby,
obese,
portly,
roly-poly,
podgy,
corpulent,
paunchy,
Usage examples
So Sonia, that very skinny woman, was becoming quite tubby.
Emecheta, Buchi, Gwendolen (1989)But Jack Nicholson takes that label a bit too literally, and the tubby actor is a sitting duck for a sniper.
Maxim (2004)Why do young women (and older dames, for that matter) think their taut or tubby tummies are eye candy?
Courier, Sunday Mail (2004)27 February 2005 FOR nearly 50 years the tubby , smiling figure on its signs has held out the promise of fry-ups for motorists.
Times, Sunday Times (2005)Fat, obese, overweight, tubby , portly, corpulent, rotund.
Bovey, Shelley, The Forbidden Body (1994)
