Chubby
['tʃʌbɪ] or ['tʃʌbi]
Definition
(adj.) sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure; 'a chubby child'; 'pleasingly plump'; .
Inputed by Betty--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Like a chub; plump, short, and thick.
Edited by Ian
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Plump, CHUNKY, bonny, short and thick.
Typist: Ursula
Examples
- Two or three times during this short address, the cherub addressed had made chubby motions towards a chair. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Carton was the first stranger to whom little Lucie held out her chubby arms, and he kept his place with her as she grew. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- The Count stroked one of his white mice reflectively with his chubby little finger before he answered. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- His chubby, smooth, innocent appearance was a reason for his being always treated with condescension when he was not put down. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The boy drew his chubby face down to a formidable length, and commenced toning a psalm tune through his nose, with imperturbable gravity. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Being an orphan of a chubby conformation, he then took to rolling, and had rolled into the gutter before they could come up. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- A rosy, chubby, sunshiny little soul was Daisy, who found her way to everybody's heart, and nestled there. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I was chubby myself, and ought to know. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
Checker: Spenser