tubby
adjective/ˈtʌbi/
Frequency rank: #17,804 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
short and slightly overweight; plump and round in shape.
Example sentence
The children laughed when they saw their tubby little hamster struggling to fit through the tunnel.
Synonyms & related words
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