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Dumpy vs Stumpy - What's the difference?

dumpy | stumpy |

As adjectives the difference between dumpy and stumpy

is that dumpy is short and thick; stout or stocky while stumpy is like or resembling a stump, short and cut off.

As a noun dumpy

is a small bottle of beer.

dumpy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • short and thick; stout or stocky

    • Noun

    (dumpies)
  • (South Africa) A small bottle of beer.
  • * 2007 , Alan Murphy, Southern Africa (page 414)
    • Lager-style beer comes in cans or dumpies (small bottles) for around US$1.10.

    stumpy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Like or resembling a stump, short and cut off.

    • Derived terms

    * stumpiness