fubsy

English

WOTD – 2 January 2009

Etymology

fubs (variant of fub) +‎ -y

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfʌb.sɪ/

Adjective

fubsy (comparative fubsier, superlative fubsiest)

(Britain) short and stout; low and wide
a fubsy sofa
- Mme. D'Arblay
  A fubsy, good-humoured, silly […] old maid.

Translations

short and stout; low and wide

Bulgarian: дундест (bg) (dundest), тантурест (bg) (tanturest)

Polish: przysadzisty m

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