stumpier
Shorter and thicker
Stumpier is the comparative form of stumpy, meaning shorter and thicker than something else.
A dog might have stumpier legs than its littermates; a pencil worn down from use becomes stumpier.
The old oak had stumpier branches than the younger trees nearby.
Comparatively reduced in length
- squatterUnauthorized building inhabitant
- stubbierMore short and thick
- truncatedCut off abruptly
- compressedReduced by pressure
foreshortened · chopped · docked · abbreviated · curtailed · lopped · pruned · cut-off
shorter
Comparatively reduced in length
compressed · foreshortened · chopped · docked · abbreviated · curtailed · lopped · pruned · cut-off · sawed-off
thickset
Heavily and solidly built
compact · solid · dumpy · pudgy · stubby · blocky · broad · thick · dense · sturdy
knotted
Tied with loops
weathered · rugged · misshapen · warped · crooked · burled · distorted · craggy · rough · jagged