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Meaning of chumpy | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1
/ˈt͡ʃʌmpi/

Definitions

  1. Short and fat, particularly in comparison with something of more favourable dimensions.
  2. Blockheaded; dim-witted.
    slang
  3. Like a chump; annoying.
    slang

Examples

“The Navigating compass should stand about five feet above the deck, […]. This is a convenient height for the officer of the deck, unless perchance he may be chumpy, in which case he may be permitted to use a step.”
“A chumpy neck is especially bad; for while a little dog may get along on a foot scent with a short neck, a comparatively large and unwieldy dog tires himself terribly by the necessity for crouching in his fast pace.”
“Susan Bennett sat rigid, smoothing her skirt round her chumpy thighs and fixing her gaze on the wall above Marissa Caldwell.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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