Stubbed

Stubbed
Stubbed Stub"bed, a. 1. Reduced to a stub; short and thick, like something truncated; blunt; obtuse. [1913 Webster]

2. Abounding in stubs; stubby. [1913 Webster]

A bit of stubbed ground, once a wood. --R. Browning. [1913 Webster]

3. Not nice or delicate; hardy; rugged. ``Stubbed, vulgar constitutions.'' --Berkley. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • stubbed — [stubd] adj. 1. like a stub; short; stubby 2. covered with stubs or stumps …   English World dictionary

  • Stubbed — Stub Stub, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stubbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stubbing}.] 1. To grub up by the roots; to extirpate; as, to stub up edible roots. [1913 Webster] What stubbing, plowing, digging, and harrowing is to a piece of land. Berkley. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stubbed — adj. Stubbed is used with these nouns: ↑toe …   Collocations dictionary

  • stubbed — stubbedness, n. /stub id, stubd/, adj. 1. reduced to or resembling a stub; short and thick; stumpy. 2. abounding in or rough with stubs. [1520 30; STUB1 + ED3] * * * …   Universalium

  • stubbed — stÊŒb n. short projecting part; small piece that remains after use; removable section of a check kept as a record of a transaction; part of a ticket that is returned to the user v. accidentally strike one s foot or toe against an object;… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • stubbed — a. Blunt, obtuse, truncated, stubby, short and thick …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • stubbed — adj 1. stumpy, snubby, dumpy, squabby, short, squat, squatty, stubby; chunky, thick, thickset, broad, stocky, stout, stodgy; plump, chubby, tubby, pudgy, fleshy. 2. blunt, dull, worn down …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • stubbed — /stʌbd/ (say stubd) adjective 1. reduced to or resembling a stub; short and thick; stumpy. 2. characterised by many stubs; rough with stubs. {stub + b + ed3} –stubbedness, noun …  

  • stubbed — stubbedness, n. /stub id, stubd/, adj. 1. reduced to or resembling a stub; short and thick; stumpy. 2. abounding in or rough with stubs. [1520 30; STUB1 + ED3] …   Useful english dictionary

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