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stubby adjective [ ˈstʌbi ]

• short and thick.
• "Bob pointed with a stubby finger"
Similar: dumpy, stocky, chunky, chubby, thickset, sturdy, heavyset, squat, solid, short, stumpy, dwarfish, diminutive, undersized, nuggety, fubsy, mesomorphic, pyknic, small, little, wee,
Opposite: slender, tall,

stubby noun

• a squat bottle of beer typically holding 375 cl.
• a pair of men's brief shorts.

a stubby short of a sixpack

• (of a person) stupid or slightly mad.
"he's a stubby short of a six pack but a real good bloke"



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