adjective
humpty
adjective
1
(informal) Short and stocky; dumpy.
"The humpty little teapot sat proudly on the shelf."
How to Use Humpty
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA rare, informal word for something short and round-ish, most familiar from the nursery-rhyme character Humpty Dumpty.
Word Forms
more humpty comparative, humpties plural, most humpty superlative
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