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Tubby vs Elephantine - What's the difference?

tubby | elephantine | Related terms |

Tubby is a related term of elephantine.


As adjectives the difference between tubby and elephantine

is that tubby is stout, rotund while elephantine is .

As a noun tubby

is (pejorative|slang|often used teasingly) an overweight person.

tubby

English

Adjective

(er)
  • stout, rotund
  • Resembling a tub; sounding dull and without resonance or freedom of sound.
    • a tubby violin

    Derived terms

    * tubbiness

    Noun

    (tubbies)
  • (pejorative, slang, often used teasingly) An overweight person.

    • Derived terms

    * Teletubby

    elephantine

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of elephants.
  • Very large.

    • Synonyms

    * (of or relating to elephants) elephantic * (very large) See also

    Derived terms

    * elephantine epoch * elephantine leprosy * elephantine tortoise