stubby

/ˈstʌbi/

/ˈstʌbi/

Stubby things are thick and short, like your sister's stubby little toes or the stubby remains of your favorite pencil that's been sharpened until it's barely long enough to hold.

For some reason, this adjective is most commonly used to describe people's fingers and toes: "I always wanted to be a concert pianist like my brother, but my fingers were just too stubby." But you can use it for anything short and blunt, like the stubby baby carrots your mom packs in your lunch or the stubby, useless arms of an upright dinosaur like Tyrannosaurus rex.

Definitions of stubby

1. adjective

   short and blunt
   “stubby fingers”

   “a stubby pencil”

   synonyms:

   short

   (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length