| 单词 | dumpy |
| 例句 | Piper saw a different person—fatter, dumpier, in a much louder, leopard-patterned shirt. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She felt utterly dumpy and completely put in her place, which, of course, was exactly what he’d been going for. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The description dumpy and overweight should be pinned on the dog, not the vet. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Patricia’s calendar was tiny and dumpy, and for each month there was a stunning little pencil sketch of a scene from Hailsham life. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She was standing by the window, smoking a cigarette, an odd, dumpy little figure I should not see again, her coat stretched tight over her large breasts, her ridiculous hat perched sideways on her head. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She was plump and dumpy now, rather like Queen Victoria, and she received him faithfully. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “You chicks are trash,” the short, dumpy one says. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z The vet says our dog needs more exercise because she’s dumpy and overweight. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She had done my mending and was a very short dumpy, happy-faced woman with white hair. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Others are bulgy, dumpy, with clamped self-righteous mouths, their arms festooned with shopping bags; these we associate with sales, with bargain basements. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Adams had just one motel, a dumpy place on the edge of town. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z It was curious how that beetlelike type proliferated in the Ministries: little dumpy men, growing stout very early in life, with short legs, swift scuttling movements, and fat inscrutable faces with very small eyes. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He was a short, dumpy man, and his wife fitted roughly the same description. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She was all dumpy and fat but I used to wish she’d been my mother. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z While Nicole was in surgery and Dave Bendix at the police station, I was home in my dumpy little bedroom, doing my thing, remotely scanning cruel people’s phones and computers, looking for nastiness to leak. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Is America the only country with dumpy teenagers? Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z His main ambition in life is to turn our dumpy little mountain town into an A-list tourist destination. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Behind George, Will grew along, dumpy and stolid. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z If you looked just at her body, you might think she was somebody’s dumpy old grandmother —until you looked down and realized she had rooster feet. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I pushed my backpack up against the seat in front of me and got comfortable, then watched all the dumpy backyards and trash-filled alleys slide by as we pulled out of Baltimore. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He snapped one picture of me, walking away from the camera wearing my dumpy winter coat, my shoulders up around my ears. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Later we became housemates in a dumpy apartment on the edge of the Garden District; he took me to nightclubs and made me see New Orleans beyond Rice’s goth romanticism. Perspective | Anne Rice changed vampires for the better. And helped her fans become their fuller selves. 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z “The old stereotype used to be that airport hotels were dumpy or staid,” said Reneta McCarthy, a senior lecturer at the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University. Airport Hotels Go Glam 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Mario’s adventures continue to look like kids’ stuff: all bright colors, peppy music and dumpy hero rescuing the girl. Video Game Review: New Super Mario Bros. 2 for the Nintendo 3DS 2012-08-17T11:55:55Z “There are far, far better, things to debase, like his flabby punctuation, comb-over obfuscation. It’s his shameful bigotries that look so dumpy in his khakis.” A Broadway Bigwig Lampoons Trump, Despite Family Ties 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z Similarly in Saint Saens's Carnival of the Animals, you can imagine the dumpy elephants in the double bass section, or the elegant swan, gliding along during the cello tune. Why aren't there more musical instruments in children's books? 2012-09-28T17:21:46Z The subject of “Young Woman Dressing Herself,” who flashes an ample bottom as she pulls a slip over her shoulders, was called “dumpy” and “a fat bourgeoise.” Art Review: ?Degas and the Nude? at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston - Review 2011-10-20T20:19:22Z And no matter how much rouge and mascara Albin applies, the dumpy, jowly chanteuse he becomes onstage will never resemble the screen siren of his mind’s eye. | 'La Cage aux Folles': Kelsey Grammer and Douglas Hodge on Broadway 2010-04-19T04:59:00Z “About the best and dirtiest stories I’ve ever heard — dumpy, absurd body, hair combed by a salad spoon, brown-button Welsh eyes always moving suspiciously or fixing on the most modest person in the room.” A Dylan Thomas Centennial in New York 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Doré’s father was French, and her name means “gilded,” yet she is a drab, dumpy woman, dressed in a palette of browns, no makeup on her face. Review: Naomi Wallace’s ‘Night Is a Room’ Unfurls a Complex Reunion 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z Hickock and Smith were executed just after midnight on April 14, 1965, in a dumpy warehouse with stone walls and a large gallows on which hung two nooses in a corner. Killing the “In Cold Blood” killers: The secret remnants of a grisly execution 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z It showed the four women wearing dumpy, boxy jeans that made their midsections look lumpy. The Jean War between millennials and Gen Z cannot be won 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z They are both regal women, but Witherspoon ended up the dumpier bridesmaid in a boned bodice, breast-cupping Oscar de la Renta. Oscar-Fashion Report Card 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z How else to explain Nate ’n Al, a dumpy diner that draws an industry crowd for breakfast, or the Chateau Marmont’s garden restaurant, popular with TV people despite its out-to-lunch servers and ho-hum menu. Redesigning the Polo Lounge 2012-10-12T22:02:43Z Dressed in mismatched plaids, including a dumpy yellow tam-o’-shanter — a notable contrast to Carol’s compact and deep-hued pillbox hats — Therese can look elfin and childlike. Review: ‘Carol’ Explores the Sweet Science of Magnetism 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z A novella dripping in genre elements, this odd tale stars an unnamed 21-year-old college student who stops off in Innsmouth, a dumpy, insular fishing town. Gods, Monsters and H.P. Lovecraft’s Uncanny Legacy 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z One man’s dumpy casino is another’s ritzy mecca. The presidency has been swamped by the Trump Aesthetic 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z Or the dumpy paper bag that she wore on the cover of Billboard magazine? Sia is rejecting fame. Which has made her more famous than ever. 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z The set — the only set, though used ingeniously — is a dumpy, dingy office, with ripped sofas bleeding fabric, rows of hard metal file boxes and one very balky computer. Stage Marathon: Is Seven Hours of The Great Gatsby Too Much? 2010-11-19T14:15:00Z Leaning against the counter are the extravagantly dour and dumpy storekeepers. Martin McDonagh play crackles with cruelty 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z In this part of the novel we get far more of a sense of Shannon - short, pale and dumpy. Y by Marjorie Celona – review 2013-02-15T19:19:01Z Whereas in days gone by a film got its authenticity from a dumpy Brooklyn apartment and a bickering ethnic family, today a movie earns its grit through corporate tedium and an unappeasable boss. Films once were an escape from work. Now, they celebrate it. What gives? 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z Short and a bit dumpy, Hannah wears tented dresses with unflattering high waistlines. Lionel Shriver: 'If you're thin, you are a kook; if you're fat, you're a failure' 2013-05-11T07:00:27Z One of my middle school classmates — a beauty with a coltish build — assessed my dumpy, dough-pale body in the locker room, and declared, without malice, that I had what her grandmother called “birthin’ hips.” Curse of my birthing hips 2012-12-20T01:00:00Z But I insisted, and my hero dropped her drawl to a conspiratorial whisper and recommended Packsaddle Bar-B-Que — “just a dumpy place in a strip mall,” she said, far from the center of town. Frugal Traveler Blog: Texas Road Trip, Part I: Barbecue, Dr Pepper and Tortilla-Tossing 2012-02-07T19:59:19Z She was described as a “chubby bundle of puppy-fat,” as being “stocky” and “dumpy of stature,” as possessing an “intractable physique.” On Tara Erraught: Bodies and Voices in Opera 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z In the Telegraph, Rupert Christiansen said that she “sings with vibrant assurance and proves herself a spirited comedian. But she is dumpy of stature.” Male critics on female bodies: Tara Erraught, Liza Minnelli and intelligent reviewing Watching the first two episodes of "Kevin Can F**k Himself" drives home how stagnant the dumpy Mars and hausfrau Venus formula always was, and that accurate rendering soon becomes this show's fatal flaw. On AMC's ambitious "Kevin Can F**k Himself," Annie Murphy is a dutiful sitcom wife who goes rogue 2021-06-20T04:00:00Z He goes on to call her “pudding-faced” when older and, later, “fat and dumpy.” Review: It’s Jane Jacobs’s World We Live In 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z But ITV’s “Victoria,” which debuts on “Masterpiece” on PBS on Sunday, doesn’t show us the dumpy, doughty black-clad widow associated with the expression. A Woman at the Helm, Bringing ‘Victoria’ to Life 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z Instead of the digital geometries that most of the D.J.’s used for their video displays, Pretty Lights showed cityscapes and a dumpy tenement, setting the artificial paradise aside. Critic’s Notebook: At the Electric Zoo and Rock the Bells Festivals 2012-09-03T22:49:01Z Drescher said that in real life she “dresses more diversely” than Fran Fine but that, like the character, “I feel like I need to show off my waist, or I look dumpy.” Fran Drescher in “The Nanny” Is the Fashion Look This Fall 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z I would guess that for most American under the age of, oh, 50, he is best known as the mysteriously dumpy lead of "White Christmas," perennial that it is. 'Toy Story,' 'One Child,' Bing Crosby, Neil Armstrong and Handel 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z The drab brown print dresses and dowdy necklines make her look dumpier than nature or the part demand. | 'Mildred Pierce': Battling the Depression for an Ungrateful Daughter 2011-03-24T11:00:00Z London has a thriving fringe theater scene in such small and dumpy, but affordable, spaces. In ‘The Play That Goes Wrong,’ It’s Murder, Strictly for Laughs 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z “I don’t want to be a dumpy Geralt or a fat Superman.” 'I respond well to truth': Henry Cavill told he was too fat to play Bond 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z In an age of wall-to-wall eye candy, in which it often seems everybody aspires to a Vogue photo op, Ms. Shear refreshingly manages to be frumpy, dumpy and commandingly attractive. | 'Restoration': Claudia Shear at New York Theater Workshop 2010-05-20T02:25:00Z We have to get rid of that dumpy old frowzy Elvira. Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, Is Halloween's True Queen 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z Listing the names of dozens of Costello tunes as well as a few categories, the multi-color wheel anchored a kitschy display that included a go-go dancer platform and dumpy cocktail lounge. Elvis Costello's wheel of fortunate songs makes for thrilling show 2011-05-16T13:47:00Z “It looked like a dumpy thing,” he said. Vintage-trailer enthusiasts camp in retro style 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Both ultracompetent and physically a little dumpy, Pirie “was, she knew, the kind of woman men either dismissed or treated like the sister they were slightly intimidated by. Only Phil had ever seen past that.” Review | Val McDermid’s heroine is no Jessica Fletcher — and that’s a good thing 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z "She wanted a dumpy little Mary Poppins. She didn't want a pretty girl. So, she didn't like either one of us." Julie Andrews missed NBC's live 'Sound of Music' 2013-12-10T19:58:38Z In the video, an older man and two young children, probably his grandchildren, sit in a dumpy room watching old films of the Venezuelan economic revolution on television. ‘Beyond the Supersquare’ Looks at South American Modernism 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z I'm sick of the same story-arcs, the same pairing of heroes, the same posters with the stars' heads looking out at the dumpy American moviegoer who will never, ever, combine smarts and a small waistline. ‘Blackhat,’ a Cyberthriller Starring Chris Hemsworth 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z The start-up, named AdGrok, was a company mostly in name; it was three guys in a dumpy room trying to hustle themselves in a world full of hustlers. What It Is Actually Like to Be in the Engine Room of the Start-Up Economy 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z And not long after that, Punk magazine was born, in a dumpy $195-a-month office on the West Side that also served as Mr. Holmstrom's living quarters. On the Runway Blog: Not Quite Headed for the Coffee Table 2012-12-07T22:32:11Z The gallery was in a dumpy tenement several blocks from the glamorous art hub of 57th Street and Fifth Avenue. Art Review: When Art Dallied With Poetry on 53rd Street 2011-01-20T22:51:36Z Daisy thinks of herself as “short and dumpy,” in contrast to Hal, an older corporate lawyer who keeps himself in fighting trim. Review | Jennifer Weiner understands women. Her new novel, ‘That Summer,’ shows us why. 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Fortunately, their humid, dumpy quarters are right in the middle of Jaipur’s teeming, colorful street life, to which the new residents react in varying ways. Can old age still have a happy ending? 2013-02-07T23:17:00Z So I’m sitting in my dumpy office and I realized that Eddie Murphy had put out two back-to-back flops. David Spade: This is why Eddie Murphy hated me, wouldn’t come back to “Saturday Night Live” 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z In the nearly hourlong “Diabelli” Variations, Beethoven takes a dumpy waltz tune by the publisher Diabelli and explores its musical facets and possibilities, resulting in a colossal, idiosyncratic set of 33 variations. Two Pianists Offer Contrasting Paths of Exploration 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z “Well, it was pretty dumpy by the end,” Naidorf says, laughing. The architect of L.A.'s iconic Capitol Records building sets the record straight — again — on that needle 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Instead I gave them politics, death squads, a dumpy secretary stuck pet-sitting her neighbor’s cat and a hired goon with a love for rock music, all of them caught in the turbulent summer of 1971. Silvia Moreno-Garcia ignored the experts and trusted her instincts. Now she's a bestseller 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z That roadway used to be attractive but now it’s just a dumpy safety hazard! Rant & Rave: Campers, please keep your dogs under control 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z Their venue was a dumpy building on their reservation in Hollywood, near Fort Lauderdale. Seminole Indians hit the jackpot with controversial Florida gambling deal 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z Lunsford said the amount they paid for a big house at the base of the mountain would get you a “dumpy two-bedroom” in Thousand Oaks, California. Pandemic brings influx of remote workers to Wyoming 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z And it’s worked: She described her coalition to a newspaper once as “a bunch of dumpy, middle-aged housewives,” and a few got mad at her, but far more joined. ‘Our house is on fire’: Suburban women lead a Trump revolt 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z “We are a bunch of dumpy, middle-aged housewives,” Ms. Goldman said. Trump vs. the Women Who Lead Michigan: A Battle With 2020 Implications 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z While Mills was not a fan of Crawford’s work — he thought the statue was dumpy and looked like a “sweet potato” — it was a lucrative contract. Perspective | Sculptor Clark Mills put Andrew Jackson on a horse and wowed the world 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z “We were in one of these dumpy hotels, and there he is with his small entourage walking in, and he basically said to me, ‘This is what I want to do. ‘I Could Solve Most of Your Problems’: Eric Schmidt’s Pentagon Offensive 2020-05-02T04:00:00Z We slide to a stop in front of a dumpy building that houses the draft boards and our cover office. How to stop a war: Why I risked prison by burning thousands of draft cards 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z “We must consider first the dainty and the dumpy.” Jonathan Miller, British polymath who restaged theater classics, dies at 85 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Rhoda, a department store window dresser, is the dumpy one with bad luck in love and a predilection for food. Valerie Harper, actress beloved as the chronically single, irrepressibly funny Rhoda Morgenstern, dies at 80 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z “Once the client saw the sketches, they picked a big dumpy monster I had drawn as the starting point.” Gettin’ Gritty Wit It: Flyers new mascot a big hit 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z The overall effect makes the square display on my Series 3 look dumpy and cramped by comparison — even though, until last week, it was arguably the best smartwatch screen on the market. Apple Watch 4 review: the best gets better 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z Dad jeans are articles of sex-specific leisure clothing, long mocked for being comfy, dumpy and elastic-waisted but lately reinvented as a fashion trend, suitable for male bodies of all shapes and ages. Secrets of the Y Chromosome 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z But instead of having him come to an office, they insisted Mallory meet them in a “kind of dumpy” hotel room. Faulty Chinese spy technology may help convict former CIA officer of espionage 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z And if the N or R get grumpy, Compared to the Q they’re drab and dumpy. God Save the Q 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z “I had seen escape rooms that were a bit dark and kind of dumpy,” he said, adding that his attention to detail has helped draw groups from corporations like Indeed, Mastercard and Vineyard Vines. Breaking Into the Boom in Escape Rooms: What Entrepreneurs Need to Know 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z “Nothing stops ISPs from selling dumpy Internet plans in Montana if they insist,” Montana officials stated in a fact sheet on their executive order. This crafty tactic may let states get around the FCC on net neutrality 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z “The whole outfit, actually, struck me as dumpy — and intentionally unattractive Christians were a pet peeve for Ruth,” Wills said. Fact checking ‘The Crown’: Queen Elizabeth’s faith and her close relationship with preacher Billy Graham 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z “A lot of moms wouldn’t spend a whole day at a dumpy little lake so her kids could run around and catch perch and bass and catfish,” her son Gary Ramsey said. The lives of the Texas victims And, on Page 300 of “Don’t Let Go,” a “dumpy no-tell” in East Orange. Imagining Murder at a Cold War Command Post in New Jersey 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z He had long dismissed Kaipara Harbour as “a dumpy place,” but when he landed at the future Farm, he was taken aback by its grandeur. A Reclusive Millionaire’s Vast New Zealand Sculpture Park 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z It’s on the ground floor of a dumpy motel! Review | The $20 Diner’s 10 favorite Chinese restaurants in the D.C. area 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z But the gap in prestige between the elegant horse and the dumpy donkey is of human doing. Where’s the Love for Donkeys? 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z We rented a dumpy little shack in an Austin neighborhood that we’d heard had a “good” public school. Blue state or red state, educating a child in America will drive you nuts 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z The iQos is a £45 battery pack that looks like a small, dumpy mobile phone. Philip Morris could stop making conventional cigarettes - BBC News 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z My grandparents lived a block from Wrigley, in a dumpy duplex the family still owns and probably will forever. If you laugh enough, things turn out OK. Just ask a Cubs fan. 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z “We talked for hours and hours in this dumpy hotel conference room,” Epstein said. The Most Pleasing Campaign of 2016 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z In other words, they want to get rid of stores that look dumpy or are in dumpy malls. Macy’s is closing 100 stores: Does yours stand a chance? 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z For only 3 grand, you can rent a place that isn’t particularly dumpy. A free vacation? Sure, Dad, let me see what works for my boyfriend 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z The challenge for guys is to find that happy medium—shorts with a longer rise and thighs that are just full enough to be comfortable without looking dumpy. Short Order: How to Find a Fit That Works for You 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z In Los Angeles, chicken-wing lovers worship at an unlikely shrine wedged between 36 holes of assembly-line municipal golf and a dumpy, balding driving range at Griffith Park, on the city's north side. A Golfer's Guide to the Best Halfway-House Grub in America - Golf Digest 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z Especially in the fight over dumpy More Hall Annex. UW's unsightly reactor building center of unneeded argument 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z They played in a dumpy arena beside an interstate and had made the playoffs just once in the last 15 years. The Golden State Warriors Have Revolutionized Basketball 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z Ever heard of the Mexican dumpy tree frog? 12 Bizarre Frogs for World Frog Day 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z But as for what Palomino sees in the dumpy, logorrheic Russian director with a cloud of hair like Larry Fine of the Three Stooges is inexplicable. ‘Eisenstein in Guanajuato’: Russian filmmaker finds love in the New World 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z This short, dumpy, bald guy who’s now singing with Genesis …’ But as a conceptual idea, it really worked.” Phil Collins returns: ‘I got letters from nurses saying, “That’s it, I’m not buying your records”’ 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Once a week or so, he’d call me up after a performance, still adrenalined out, and ask to come over to my dumpy little apartment and shoot the breeze until he got tired. 'Wherever one went with him, there was a seismic shift': the readers who met David Bowie 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z Look no further than St. Marks Place and its beloved, dumpy Holiday Cocktail Lounge, a storied haunt of punk rockers past. Dives of Distinction: Cocktail Culture Comes Down to Earth 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Dieter: Chrome, but mix that beautiful vision of the future with dumpy retail shelving and bad shag carpeting and the worst of early '70s decorations. CES: everything you need to know about the biggest annual event in tech 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z The world applauded how glamorous this transgender woman looked in her old Hollywood lingerie, which made one wonder what the reception might have been if she’d looked dumpy and old. Fashion 2015: A little more diverse, a lot more naked. And men looked better than women. 2015-12-25T05:00:00Z Linden’s are dumpy, but she wears hers as a moral vest. Patti Smith: 'It's not so easy writing about nothing' 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Nixon’s wife has been described as “short and dumpy” and “burly in a beige jacket”. At last, celebrity women in lesbian relationships are no big deal | Hannah Jane-Parkinson 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z The two are having a bit of a face-off in Fonescu’s dumpy Washington Heights apartment, with Setrakian duct taped to a chair and Fonescu prattling on about funding a trip to Tahiti. 'The Strain' recap: Shades of Japanese tentacle porn in 'Dead End' 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z “I had a couple of good receivers, and I said, ‘I’ll just get me five dumpy linemen who can get run over slowly and go two-minute drill the whole game,’” he said. Spread helps boost college football rushing numbers 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z It was a dumpy nondescript joint in Greenwich Village but events here launched the gay liberation movement. New York's greatest design icons: from Macy's balloons to the Yankees logo 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z "Do the facilities reflect that that program is a priority? Are you in the basement of the dumpiest building?" says Harris. Make the Most of a Business School Visit 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z Some nice and manicured, some dumpy with weeds. Nature Is Losing The Battle Against Humans 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z “We stayed in this dumpy hotel in Las Cruces, N.M., because we continue to win against New Mexico State,” Colasco recalled. Las Vegas Strip lights to go dim for Coach Jerry Tarkanian 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z The two were reunited in New York when Lee moved there in 1949 – a time when Capote’s literary career was already under way and Lee, by many accounts, felt like his dumpy, unsuccessful sidekick. Harper Lee: a late twist in the tale of an adored writer 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z Girls must diet if dumpy, and chipped nail polish is forbidden. 'Wow, Quel Babes!': American Teenagers in Paris in the 1950s 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Like some aged rock star, hair dyed, wrinkles showing, the strut long gone, the franchise is making a farewell stand in its dumpy Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Staying on the Island, but Moving a World Away 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z Also, it would do something about the dumpiness of the cabs, made dumpier by back-seat screens blasting ads and messages about how exciting New York is. Uber is the future 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z “What are they doing? They’re discriminating against people like me — old, dumpy people.” Glenn Beck supports anti-gay Arizona law because “freedom is ugly” 2014-02-26T22:10:00Z For shorter, dumpier men, a big member won't do much boost attractiveness—no matter how large it is. Top Stories: Pain on the Brain, Obama's 2014 Science Budget, and the Final Word on Penis Size 2013-04-12T19:50:00Z British fears that the final route would be riddled with short reaches, thus favouring the dumpy Raboutou over the lanky Nadin, were unfounded. Brit wins climbing World Cup: From the archive, 20 November 1989 2012-11-20T07:30:00Z When its lease on "really dumpy space" in Queens was up, Ms. Lord said she found more centrally located space in Manhattan that eased commutes for the staff. You’re the Boss Blog: Buying Versus Renting, Owners Consider the Advantages 2012-08-15T11:00:20Z Many of them end up in dumpier locales, where they gradually improve real-estate values. Surprising Advice on Dining Out -- from an Economist 2012-05-02T00:36:16Z They were of all ages, from the babe in the arms of its dumpy, thick-set mother to the sweet-faced and dark-eyed girl of ten or twelve really, though she might seem a precocious fourteen. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z The dumpy church used not to look So dumpy in the spire. A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker 2012-01-03T03:00:13.067Z A dumpy little man edged through the crowd and peered into the woman’s face. Out of Mulberry Street Stories of Tenement life in New York City 2011-12-28T03:00:42.950Z One of them, and perhaps the most hideous of them all, is "dumpy twelves". Book Collecting: A Guide for Amateurs 2011-12-21T03:00:41.820Z The women as a rule, however, do not carry themselves gracefully, are apt to be too broad, fat and dumpy in figure, with too large waists, and often loose, ungracefully-moving hips. Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights Being the myths and legends of the Pimas of Arizona 2011-11-21T03:00:13.817Z She was a little, dumpy, old woman with no corsets, and dressed in a black alpaca gown and prunella shoes—those awful things that the present generation are lucky enough never to have even seen. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z "Now I can understand what made Cherry so dumpy," said Mrs. Seymour. Mother Meg or, The Story of Dickie's Attic 2011-10-13T02:00:40.380Z Also—as the north light seemed to take a hideous delight in proving—her figure was irreclaimably dumpy and plump. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z We shall rub through here well enough, though James is rather glumpy and dumpy—chiefly, I believe, because his child is unwell. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z He is short and a little dumpy, with a pleasantly bland face. Doing Business in China 2011-09-27T07:00:00Z Fat, dumpy, and oily, with dirty, baggy trousers, greasy vests and shining countenances, they are as like one another as two peas. Turkey Peeps at Many Lands 2011-09-21T02:00:31.190Z She also wore divided skirts, and with one bound leapt into the saddle, a feat Billie had not expected from her awkward, rather dumpy appearance. The Motor Maids Across the Continent 2011-09-17T02:00:31.140Z When Sara went into her sitting-room in the morning, she found on the table a small, dumpy package, tied up in a piece of brown paper. A Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time 2011-09-09T02:01:08.700Z She was looking particularly round and dumpy herself, and her broad face with her light grey eyes was all one smile. A Life For a Love A Novel 2011-08-18T02:00:24.323Z Conrad was a dumpy fellow with unending good humor and a fat, soft hand. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z She came on quickly, and after her rolled along a sort of dumpy little man with a long Turkish gun in his hand. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z A week or so later each egg hatches into a dumpy little yellow caterpillar with a black head and a body well covered with hairy bristles. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z A silly, fat, dumpy little stupid; feeling my pulse and making me put out my tongue. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z It makes her look so short and dumpy. The Teaching of Art Related to the Home Suggestions for content and method in related art instruction in the vocational program in home economics 2011-06-24T02:00:19.850Z Take, for example, one of the dwarfest Ageratums: what a silly little dumpy, formless, pincushion of a thing it is! Wood and Garden Notes and thoughts, practical and critical, of a working amateur 2011-06-02T02:00:22.983Z Low in stature and dumpy, he had a gloomy look, and his appearance was strange in a foreign uniform, not befitting his Oriental features. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z "There was no need of that, papa," said Antoinette, who was going to be a dumpy. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z Short and dumpy people like me never can wear other people's clothes. Brenda's Ward A Sequel to 'Amy in Acadia' 2011-05-20T02:00:37.457Z I saw there a dumpy female of middle age, with a heavy but knotted and uncombed head of hair silently engaged in ornamenting a new pair of moccasins with steel and glass beads. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z He was a product of your own clean, sweet imagination, but let me tell you—" she made a swift feminine turn to the trivial, "You'll marry a tall, lathy man, or a short, dumpy man. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z The little "dumpy figure" was now tall and well-proportioned for her age, and Willie looked upon her with pride and admiration. Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale 2011-04-05T02:00:12.720Z They must have seemed an odd pair: the dumpy Yankee, unaccustomed to the saddle, slouching along like a sack of potatoes; the trim, upright Virginian, in perfect control of himself and his mount. Magazine Preview: How Slavery Really Ended in America 2011-04-01T17:48:58Z They used to be sort of dumpy stores in rural markets with no name brands.” Dollar Tree Most Profitable as Cheapest of LBO Targets: Real M&A 2011-03-14T02:02:16Z Yes, you are quite right, Rachel and Emmeline are two dear little girls, but they are dumpy and snub-nosed, and would look ridiculous in any sort of fancy dress. The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel 2011-03-01T03:00:46.487Z The ladies talk, and I, seeking quietly for something to entertain me, light in a low bookcase on a fat, dumpy little book. Far Off Things 2011-02-04T03:00:19.967Z The dark, dumpy figure disappeared from sight, and Lillian, bowing her head, kissed again the pure white forehead of her companion. Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale 2011-04-05T02:00:12.720Z We put in its stead a dumpy one, whose loss we should not feel so deeply, and after that he must provide others for himself. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z A dumpy, rosy-faced woman was Mrs Jeal, with a pair of extremely wicked black eyes which snapped fire when she was angered. The Pagan's Cup 2011-01-06T03:00:42.697Z Tostão was sitting a few feet away, now a dumpy little man in his mid-sixties but still the embodiment of what most people think of when they think of Brazilian football. World Cup 2010: Brazil coach Dunga insists on substance before style 2010-06-14T21:30:00Z Now who's this dumpy blonde striding into the trading hall wearing high heels and carrying a big cane? Why heed the fickle gods of?traders in underpants? 2010-05-25T19:00:00Z And the little dumpy form swayed to and fro while her large eyes glistened. Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale 2011-04-05T02:00:12.720Z Unlike the graceful spirals and grandly round ellipticals that populate today’s universe, these baby galaxies are dumpy and irregular. 2010-01-12T05:33:00Z I don’t like seeing you so low and dumpy when you ought to be jolly and happy. By Birth a Lady I said, delightedly glancing up at her, and pausing with one of her small but dumpy feet in my hand. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune He never tired of wandering up and down the Vauxhall Bridge Road where the trams came trafficking like strange ships, so unfamiliar did they seem here beside the dumpy horse omnibuses. Sinister Street, vol. 2 The pleasantest meal of the day was taken there, and in a black cupboard lived the golden syrup and the heraldic mugs and the dumpy teapot and the accessories of tea. Sinister Street, vol. 1 "Or if they have any, they put a mask over it," said Lady Janet "I vote that we are all Tyrolese peasanths," lisped the fat and dumpy Mrs. Malone. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) A dumpy, grumpy little woman, with the parboiled hands and complexion of long years at the wash-tubs, her present state of comparative freedom from bondage had not lightened her heart. The Book of Susan A Novel But the new Judge, or rather the old, bald-headed, dumpy, dirty-faced little fellow, with the dirty shirt and dirty duck breeches, was not a bad man at all. First Fam'lies of the Sierras "I have," proclaimed a dumpy Etonian whose down-curving nose hung over a perpetually open mouth. Sinister Street, vol. 2 He thought of his friends' homes that were presided over by dumpy women in black silk with greying hair. Sinister Street, vol. 1 Water from its dumpy level Shall elevate each thirsty soul: And if dull care approach our revel, We'll drown it in the sugar bowl. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) Mrs. Milsom, the dumpy chaperon, was goggling at the notorious pirate in an extreme of terror. The World with a Thousand Moons Next to him was a dumpy, rollicking sort of a boy, who seemed so clumsy in his actions that he was forever stumbling. The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge Marooned Among the Moonshiners Half the short stemmed Tulips, dumpy Hyacinths and blind Narcissus we see in the green-houses and windows of amateurs are the result of excessive light when first brought into warm quarters. Garden and Forest Weekly, Volume 1 No. 1, February 29, 1888 "I hate a dumpy woman," says the noble bard; and to that complexion did the Guiccioli come at last. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. This second edition was a dumpy sexto-decimo of nearly four hundred pages. The Bibliography of Walt Whitman It hung above the dumpy freighter, and there were salvoes of all the guns in the fleet. The Invaders She was, indeed, not beautiful: her face was fat and broad, like her husband's; a short, ungraceful nose, and a little, nobbly chin; a thick neck, set dumpily on her marble shoulders. Orientations Then he drew himself up to his full dumpy height. Let'Em Breathe Space The one exception was a short, fat, dumpy, Long Island Dutchman—a good cook, specially enlisted by Captain Swift to cook for the men. Company 'A', corps of engineers, U.S.A., 1846-'48, in the Mexican war If I’d slept as long as I wanted to I’d have felt ‘dumpy’ all day, but now I feel fine and just full of pep.” The Campfire Girls on Ellen's Isle The Trail of the Seven Cedars Miss Comstock kept with her a dumpy little American woman with glasses, who did what educational work was attempted, and the more tedious chaperonage. Clark's Field It sho' was a dumpy little place then and I gets the stagecoach to Austin. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 She was a dumpy, small woman, gray, with lines in her steamed face, in which all attempts at rejuvenation had failed. Claim Number One What changes greet my wistful eyes In quiet little Bramble-Rise, Once fairest of its shire; How alter’d is each pleasant nook, The dumpy church used not to look So dumpy in the spire. London Lyrics Her short, fat, dumpy little sister is much more according to Egyptian ideas of beauty. Our Moslem Sisters A Cry of Need from Lands of Darkness Interpreted by Those Who Heard It The dodo was a squabby, ugly, dumpy, not to say fat-headed, bird when it lived; now it is a hero of romance. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly “Whiskerandos looked surprised at the unexpected defiance; but my feelings of amazement can scarcely be conceived when I recognised the dumpy form, blunt head, and piebald skin, of my lost brother Oddity.” The Rambles of a Rat She is undoubtedly clumsy; the three masts are low, the funnel is short and dumpy, there is no bowsprit, and her sides are painted black, relieved only by one long streak of dark red. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. He was a dumpy, puffy little Italian, and played the heavy father. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 It was a queer little figure that showed them into the cool, clean room; short and broad and dumpy. Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad She was a short, dumpy, black-haired girl of twenty, and she bounced into the room with a flashing, wide-mouthed smile. The Crevice He had fallen in love with a little stout dumpy Mädchen, honest and open as himself, but stupid in all outside domestic matters. The First Violin A Novel She was a fat, dumpy little person, with a round, good-natured face that had once been pretty. Lover or Friend Above Cologne the river runs broad, a blue-green mirror amid dumpy willows and lanky poplars, and the windmills on its banks throw their arms about like giants at play. Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; The Rhine to the Arctic; A Summer Trip of the Zigzag Club Through Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden He was a short, dumpy, thick-set negro, with a most luxuriant head of wool, a portion of which hung around his head in small, close braids, resembling bits of decayed rope. The Ranger or The Fugitives of the Border I put down my charcoal as Blanquette entered, bare-headed—wise girl, she scorned hats and bonnets—and as neatly dressed as her figure daily growing dumpier would allow. The Belovéd Vagabond This is for luck, my dear; and mind you make the best of poor Miss Milner’s dumpy, roundabout little figure. Not Like Other Girls Or the dwarfish lemon tree with its golden balls and lacquered leaves, short and dumpy, like a woman who is small and ugly, but rich? Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 Flutters in a sunbeam Through the open door, Like a golden butterfly Silently before Plumpy, dumpy, roly-poly, Pretty Baby Brown-Eyes Sitting on the floor. The Nursery, June 1877, Vol. XXI. No. 6 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers First of all, then, you must know, He has coat as white as snow, Staring eyes of pink so pale, And a tiny, dumpy tail. Friends in Feathers and Fur, and Other Neighbors For Young Folks Of these one was very tall, one short and dumpy—veiled and mantled, their hands hidden in their ample sleeves, they went by with their eyes upon the ground. The Dop Doctor It will be all right, so don’t be dumpy. Hunting the Skipper The Cruise of the "Seafowl" Sloop Her stature tall,—I hate a dumpy woman. Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature Tom was a short, dumpy specimen of humanity, with red hair, freckled face, nose of the pug order, and goggle eyes. City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston “Mistakes!” scoffed Mary Smith, a dumpy girl of fourteen. The Brown Mouse The Sister of Mercy and the girl had vanished behind the dumpy earth-bag walls. The Dop Doctor Milt and Claire sat dumpily on the back porch, regarding scenery which featured of seven tin cans, a broken patent washing-machine, and a rheumatic pear tree. Free Air Over all, presided a dumpy, cheery little priest, who, with a beaming smile, indicated his perpetual readiness to accept small donations. The Tale of a Trooper One is tall and willowy, while the other is short and dumpy. Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe A short, rather fat, rather dumpy woman, with plain features, an ominous flush on her sallow cheeks, iron-grey hair, and very large, very luminous dark eyes. A Sheaf of Corn If you had been some dumpy, homely, country lass, with thick features and a clumsy figure, you and I might have got on decently enough. Vixen, Volume II. Once, like a dumpy animal, he crawled away. Frank of Freedom Hill Not that the purest reason could think of Rose as dumpy. The Creators A Comedy And have your wife’s maid speak of me as a dumpy old scarecrow? Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe Old maids are the queerest, dumpiest things on the earth. Girls of the Forest I told them I was anxious to test Sibyl's powers; and, with a few passes from his fat dumpy hands, the man soon put her to sleep. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis I dislike dwelling on this topic, but she was short, dumpy, wore blue spectacles, a green umbrella, a red and black shawl, worsted mittens and uncompromising boots. He Then they became conscious that a smaller and dumpier figure was standing in the darkness by the side of Willie. Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon The child had awakened in its cradle, and, with one dumpy leg over its little quilt, it was holding quiet converse with its toes. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 Now he was his own master, and might, by courage and energy, become the master of that delightful downy, dumpy, yellow thing that was bobbing along over the green grass in front of him. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes I felt he was just one of those who would carry life into a sick room, and communicate vital power—supposing it to be communicable—from the dumpy fingers of his fat soft hand. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis His clothes seemed coarser; his hands and feet were awkward; his body dumpier; his face rounder and more freckled. The Adventures of Bobby Orde She was not very distinctly seen by the curious students in either vessel, and appeared like a stout "dumpy" little woman, in no respect different from any other lady. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim The further one lay long and low and dark but distant beneath the fog-lined sky, the "nigh one" was more short and dumpy in appearance. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power I said, laughing; and the dumpy little Irishman gave me a sly grin as he retied his stock and stood smoothing down his rumpled wig before the glass. The Reckoning I don't see how Blanche could care anything for Ted—he is so stout and dumpy; with shallow blue eyes and a little pale moustache. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 The comparison showed all his freckles and the unformed homeliness of his rather dumpy, sturdy figure; it showed also the honest dull red of his cheeks and the clear unfaltering gray of his eyes. The Adventures of Bobby Orde And although no one ever thought of her as being particularly pretty—she was somewhat too dumpy to be thought that—people noticed her hair, which was a most fashionable shade of red. Tutors' Lane You recollect that Juarez had just discovered two islands lying on the South-eastern horizon, the one, long and low, the other comparatively short and dumpy. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power The dumpy party then went on their way exploring, leaving the squealing Archie and uncanny auntie calling after them, and weeping unmixed tears of terror, lest by some accident they should never come back. Cricket at the Seashore And while his figure was just a trifle dumpy, his face completed the rhyme by being extraordinarily lumpy. Wizard I had often thought I should like to possess a really good piano—not one of those dumpy vertical instruments, but a big flat one with a long tail. Punch, or the London Charivari, May 27, 1914 In fact, he was rather dumpy and morose. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany There's a man with her—a dumpy—I beg your pardon—but a short, stout man with a bald head. Blue Bonnet in Boston or, Boarding-School Days at Miss North's The stodgy, dumpy figure of the king tramped onward. Talents, Incorporated What will do for the fat, dumpy Miss Plump will make a human joke out of the lank, willowy Miss Slender. The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture None the less, poor Miss Pinnegar was grey-haired, she was almost a dumpy, odd old woman. The Lost Girl The prison with which Laud had rewarded Prynne's dumpy quarto had tamed his spirit so little that a new tract, written within its walls, denounced the bishops as devouring wolves and lords of Lucifer. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 A squad ship with two cops in it, and a dumpy salvage ship with fifteen more, did not make an impressive force to try to deal with a planetary population which bitterly hated humans. A Matter of Importance He is a dumpy little man in black wearing a golden wig. Nights in London Yet Philadelphia has no monument to Penn, save the hazy figure of a dumpy nobody surmounted by an enormous hat, all lost in the incense of commerce upon the topmost pinnacle of the City Hall. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen The drawing-room door opened, and the dumpy, hulked, faded woman in a black serge dress stood like a rather squat avenging angel in the doorway. The Lost Girl Dottie could not speak, for she was using all her breath to scream with, but she held out an appealing dumpy arm, and pointed to the doll. A Pair of Clogs Like the torpedo boats, destroyers are low in the water; with their short dumpy funnels, short mast, and inky hue, they have a peculiarly “wicked” appearance. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 You may amuse yourself as you like about my dumpy figure, so long as you smile and are merry; but, come, wash your face in the brook, and let us join the rest. Yr Ynys Unyg The Lonely Island He seemed dumpy, like; I couldn't say anything about the dove; I knew it hadn't come. Red Rose and Tiger Lily or, In a Wider World She opened the door looking a little patched in her cheeks, because of her curious colouring, and a little forlorn, and a little dumpy, and a little irritable. The Lost Girl As we lounged about, some hideous Indians—I trust they were not framed in the image of their Maker,—ill-shapen lads, dumpy, expressionless babies, green-complexioned half-breeds, sat and looked on with utter indifference. Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska She is short, dumpy, and inclined to be stout. The Bell Tone It was dumpy of form and noisy and uncertain of temper, but it made the trip to Winona and almost home again. A Daughter of the Middle Border I did remember that yesterday morning; and knowing that you'd be frightfully dumpy—oh, mummy! you know you never are cheerful—I thought I'd have a spree on my own account. A Modern Tomboy A Story for Girls They only knew her as a dumpy freakish dressed old girl whose drugged hair was turnin' gray. The House of Torchy It is a perfectly smooth, and what we may call dumpy fish, of a leaden colour, with a semicircular flat tail, and a large mouth with thick fleshy lips, resembling those of a cow. Martin Rattler In a few seconds I was up with him, and stuck my spear right through his dumpy body. The Coral Island It was a very small monkey with white whiskers; a dumpy little thing, that looked at them with an expression of surprise quite equal in intensity to their own. The Red Eric A dumpy little man edged through the crowd and peered into the woman's face. Children of the Tenements She was slender, a head taller than the dumpy Mrs. Morgan. The Angel of Terror The wives of the petty officials shopping in the Marienplatz shuddered, and clutched their ample skirts when they saw her; anxious mothers instructed dumpy Fräuleins "not to look like the foreign woman." The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert I don’t believe that they will do much good with dumpy tools like them;” and the boy literally glared at the short carbines the smugglers had slung across their shoulders. !Tention A Story of Boy-Life during the Peninsular War You don’t feel dumpy now, Mr Rob, do you?” Rob Harlow's Adventures A Story of the Grand Chaco “Then here goes for mine,” said Jem, taking a little dumpy clay pipe from one pocket and a canvas bag from another, in which were some rough pieces of tobacco leaf. The Adventures of Don Lavington Nolens Volens “Too soon,” thought Frank; and going a little way along, he seated himself upon a dumpy stone post, to wait patiently till such time as the Palace servants were astir. In Honour's Cause A Tale of the Days of George the First Then I went on into a long low house full of figs—small dumpy fig-trees in pots, with a peculiar odour rising from them through the hot moist air. Brownsmith's Boy A Romance in a Garden She did not even belong to the county set, but was the daughter of a funny, dumpy little mother, who disapproved on principle of everything smart and up-to-date—himself emphatically included. Flaming June A dumpy little man, of forty years or more, dressed in a baggy suit of grey tweed, with carpet slippers on his dumpy little feet. Big Game A Story for Girls She has her face in her hands, and her dumpy shoulders are heavin' up and down passionate. Shorty McCabe on the Job These tall Socinians are the Polish brethren, and the dumpy vellums overhead are Dutch divines. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 And there was Senta herself, short and dumpy, in one of her preposterous red and purple dresses, bubbling happily one moment and screaming invective at some laggard waiter the next. The Cosmic Computer Mrs Ramsden was, in appearance at least, a striking contrast to her friend, being a dumpy little woman, in whose demeanour good-nature vied with dignity. Flaming June Kind of a dumpy, short-legged party, with a round smooth face, sort of mild brown eyes, and his hair worn in a skinned diamond effect. Torchy and Vee The dumpy waitress clutches the haughty one around the waist and breathes wheezy. Shorty McCabe on the Job Aunt Trudy Wright was a rather short, dumpy woman and inclined to be stout and short of breath. Rosemary There was neither grace nor majesty in her short, dumpy figure, and Grace’s first impression of her was decidedly unpleasant. Grace Harlowe's Problem The "Eros" of Phidias was not the helpless, dumpy cherub "Cupid"—he was a slender-limbed boy of twelve years who showed collar-bone and revealed every rib. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians He was a short, dumpy man, with features resembling those of the Roman Emperors, before his nose was broken in a quarrel, and his deportment on the stage was imperially grand. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis Also in from the kitchen piles the haughty waitress with the mustard-tinted hair, and a dumpy, frowzy one228 that I hadn't noticed before. Shorty McCabe on the Job The beads on her cap shook as her dumpy little form swayed gently with mirth; she looked impishly delighted at such a misconception of her nephew's character. Quisanté When Grace entered the familiar office and saw Miss Wharton’s dumpy figure occupying her dear Miss Wilder’s place she felt a distinct sinking of the heart. Grace Harlowe's Problem We had to turn up an unpromising side street to find at last a beautiful little gateway between dumpy octagonal towers, such as the old masters loved to put in the background of their pictures. The Heather-Moon I was forced to decline this singular appeal, glad as I should have been to cheer her dumpy spouse. A Truthful Woman in Southern California The dumpy little figure, swelling like a pouter pigeon's, was so irresistibly ludicrous that Shelby forgot his troubles and threw back his head in a gust of laughter. The Henchman Now when two years had passed away Her lord took very ill, And left her to her widowhood, Of course, more dumpy still. History of English Humour, Vol. 2 At first I thought it was a pelican—and small wonder, too, for the dumpy, waddling, goose-necked individual who loomed up resembled a heavy bottomed bird more than a human being. In Search of the Unknown As Miss Jane was at least six inches taller than dumpy Miss Mitty, difficulties of length were cunningly surmounted by an adjustable flounce. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma And there was Senta herself, fat and dumpy, in one of her preposterous red-and-purple dresses, bustling about, bubbling happily one moment and screaming invective at some laggard waiter the next. Graveyard of Dreams She was a fat, rather dumpy girl of twelve. Judy Katje was a dumpy Boer girl, with a face all cream and roses, and a figure that gave promise of much fat hereafter. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories He knew that he could move more rapidly than the dumpy lawyer, but to balance that, he had been moving over more or less unfamiliar ground. Murder in the Gunroom I had possessed myself of the "Pilgrim's Progress," and the volume, a dumpy octavo, lay on my knee. Dead Man's Rock Beside them the short, dumpy sailmaker—who had been in the Navy—related, between the whiffs of his pipe, impossible stories about Admirals. The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" A Tale Of The Forecastle The duchess straightened her dumpy figure to its greatest possible height. The Title Market His dumpy black back flitted out of the cabin; and almost directly we heard the sharp click of his flint and blade outside the door. Romance On this sled sat a little boy, shivering, dumpy and depressed, his bare red hands clutching the seat. The Mintage Bad health, cross, peevish, irritable and dumpy, when the child is naturally the opposite. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada And she answered his questions so blithely, with such an anxious friendliness, that the dumpy man who sat at the desk was plainly attracted and easily caught. His Second Wife From the mouth of the dumpy, bull-necked impresario, the words came pouring with irresistible momentum, with elemental force, as from the crater of a volcano. Atlantis Louise, with a great book under her arm, deposited her dumpy person in a seat by his side, and looked up at him with a smile of engaging candour. A Prince of Sinners She is a dumpy little woman whose small nose seems to be smelling the stars, it is so tip-tilted. Letters of a Woman Homesteader The old Dover of Turner's well-known picture, or indeed of twenty years ago, with its 'dumpy' steamers, its little harbour, and rude appliances for travel, was a very different Dover from what it is now. A Day's Tour A Journey through France and Belgium by Calais, Tournay, Orchies, Douai, Arras, Béthune, Lille, Comines, Ypres, Hazebrouck, Berg "Coward!" said I. I was sitting on one of those dumpy hassock sort of things. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-02-25 Her tête-à-tête companion was a short, thick, squat, stumpy, dumpy, dumpling of a man, in a round jacket, and very tight striped trousers. Records of a Girlhood A brilliant, yellow turban sat well upon her woolly locks and a blue and red chintz dress, striped perpendicularly, somewhat elongated the effect of her stout dumpy figure. Adèle Dubois A Story of the Lovely Miramichi Valley in New Brunswick I opened the door and in came the dumpiest little woman and two daughters. Letters of a Woman Homesteader His mother was far smaller than she was, and broad-shouldered too, which made her look dumpy. The Judge Aunt Melville is inclined to be dumpy, and is immensely proud of her taste in dress. The House that Jill Built after Jack's had proved a failure Her high-laced mountain boots were heavy and shapeless, and she climbed here and there, and stood dumpily and stared down at Jack's beloved woods through her amber glasses until she nearly drove him frantic. The Lookout Man We had altercation after altercation, and the little dumpy woman's eyes raged behind her glasses at me—to the laughter of the rest of the class. Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative Silver recognized the voice and the dumpy figure of his visitor. Red Money The junior partner, with his dumpy hands in his pocket, poked his fat face over Mr. Grimston's shoulder, and peered into the cabinet as the door opened. Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh Bessie, as she afterwards declared, was almost ready to faint at this announcement, but on turning to look she saw indeed, hanging by a chain to keep the gate closed, a dumpy, rusty, cast-iron andiron. The House that Jill Built after Jack's had proved a failure Yesterday, as we entered Aix, I had said to myself that the mountains surrounding the town had descended to depths of dumpy ugliness unworthy the name and dignity of mountains. The Princess Passes Her voice is very beautiful, but she is so small, and somewhat dumpy, that she did not look much like an Orphée. The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 "Don't believe all her flattery," said Jenny, laughingly "She's only comparing your tall, slender figure with little dumpy me; but I'm growing thin,—see," and she lapped her dress two or three inches in front. The English Orphans While the dumpy little geologist went once more to search for strange specimens, the boys readily set to work and in a very short time the camping equipment was placed on board the Wondership. The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone All the lights were out, and in the darkness it might have been mistaken for a tubular boiler of a dumpy shape. A Trip to Venus He, with his round, dumpy figure, leaned over the basin, devouring a sippet with each mouthful of broth. A Love Episode She was short, stout—shall we be pardoned for saying the hateful word?—she was dumpy, but a perfect picture of rosy health and hilarious good-nature. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844 No ghost stood beside me, nor anything of spectral aspect; merely a motherly, dumpy little woman, in a large shawl, a wrapping-gown, and a clean, trim, nightcap. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 Yellowish gingercake in color, and of rather dumpy figure, she presented a clean, neat appearance. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 She must have beauty of figure as well as of face, as I detest our dumpy type of German women. The White Morning He was no more than seven years old, fat and dumpy, and dressed as coquettishly as a doll. A Love Episode Again—you will not take it ill— You are, my dear, distinctly dumpy: A flowing cape it's certain will Well—not become one short and stumpy. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, August 15, 1891 They are remarkable for the great size, length of tube, and beauty of their flowers, which, borne upon generally small and dumpy stems, appear very much larger and handsomer than would be expected. Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation He was a dapper, dumpy thing, With nought decisive on him graven But smiles, like footlights flickering O'er visage shaven. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, April 4, 1891 It is a perfectly smooth, and what we may call dumpy fish, of a leaden colour, with a semi-circular flat tail, and a large mouth with thick fleshy lips resembling those of a cow. Martin Rattler My views of what is missionary duty are not so contracted as those whose ideal is a dumpy sort of man with a Bible under his arm. The Personal Life of David Livingstone This is very apt to be the case where the wife is of the "dumpy" sort, with a small mouth and short fingers, while the husband is "gangling," large mouthed and long fingered. Sane Sex Life and Sane Sex Living Some Things That All Sane People Ought to Know About Sex Nature and Sex Functioning; Its Place in the Economy of Life, Its Proper Training and Righteous Exercise They cannot be said to possess any particular beauty, as their stems are stiff and dumpy, their spines large and rigid, and their flowers small and unattractive. Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation She was a short, dumpy, florid looking woman, showily, and as 'Lena thought, overdressed for morning, as her person was covered with jewelry, which flashed and sparkled with every movement. 'Lena Rivers He wondered about the girl dressed in the dumpy blue skirt of her school uniform, and the boys in jeans. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America I believe few wives have ever cried more in a given time than did that poor, dumpy, potato-faced heiress, who got over the nunnery garden wall, and jumped into the handsome Captain's arms, for love. J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 5 Young Tom Verity, having no convenient armour-plating of stupidity, suffered its influence intimately as—looking about him with quick enquiring glances—he followed the man-servant across it between the dumpy pillars. Deadham Hard A dumpy little woman with solemn eyes, holding by the hand two dumpy little boys, came to the box-office of a theater. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations A volume of the Poe and the Albertus-Magnus were lying at hand; Pendleton ignored the dumpy, stained little Latin volume; its strong-smelling leather binding and faded text had no attractions for him. Ashton-Kirk, Investigator Hopping, squattering, half scrambling, half bounding into the firelight came running a dumpy creature all fluttering with scarlet rags. The Maid-At-Arms But as far as could be recollected, the building had a dumpy tower. The Delectable Duchy Thou wouldst make a Christmas doll of thyself with satin that is too heavy for thy grandmother, and eke out thy dumpy inches with a train? The Doomswoman An Historical Romance of Old California She was a little, dumpy woman, with a complexion burned perfectly red by the sun, and hair of an exact tow-color, braided up from her forehead in front and from her neck behind. Wau-bun The Early Day in the Northwest "When full grown the figure becomes dumpy and trapu;" and that is what attracts the Indian. Primitive Love and Love-Stories As far as I could see, he was a dumpy square-shouldered kind of man, and he held his double glasses to his eyes with his elbows spread very wide out on each side. The Great Shadow and Other Napoleonic Tales For my own part, I become more and more attached to "dumpy twelves"; but that does not preclude a certain discreet fondness for folios. Gossip in a Library Standing with his dumpy legs apart, he nibbled at the ivory head of his cane. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 And as for her voice!—And yet for ten years or more this rather plain person, somewhat dumpy, no longer young, had been singing her every-day, human songs about every-day, human people. Cheerful—By Request It is true his dumpy, square-built frame, rather caricatured the shorts and silk stockings; and, as we sat side by side in this guise, I saw his eye roaming from his own limbs to mine. Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" I am no judge, not being familiar with the method of stone-cutting; but I can tell you that the fingers look to me very stiff and dumpy. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti From this false security it was roused by the incident which my "dumpy twelve" recounts. Gossip in a Library She delighted the dumpy little captain with her aptness, and he took the greatest pains in his instruction. The Bent Twig Then she had a dumpy figure, and good large hands and feet, a look of downright honesty and good-temper, and a nice, clear voice in speech or singing, though she only sang hymns. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 37, November, 1860 She immediately made a horrible face at his companion, beckoned to him imperiously with a dumpy arm, and shook her head reprovingly. Alice Adams A dumpy little maiden with long earrings met them at the doorway, dropped them a curtsy, and passed out. Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates My eye caught what Mr. Austin Dobson would call "a dear and dumpy twelve," lying open upon other books, face downward, in the most ignominious posture. Gossip in a Library In a few seconds I was up with him, and stuck my spear right through his dumpy body. The Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean He had just been to the cellar, and was in full dress too; that is, he had taken his gaiters off, and showed his little dumpy legs in black worsted stockings. Vanity Fair They were round, dumpy, like enormous bumble bees. Main Street He hit the table with his dumpy fist.... Falk A Reminiscence Yet, given a yard or two or three of satin and a saucer of pins, Smalley could make the dumpiest of debutantes look like a fragile flower. Emma McChesney and Co. She turned to face dumpy, dressy Mrs. Waterbury and her husband with the glossy kinky ringlets and the long wavy mustache. Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise The youngest, dumpiest, dullest of the four dull and dumpy daughters whom Mrs. Van Osburgh, with unsurpassed astuteness, had "placed" one by one in enviable niches of existence! House of Mirth The little priest had stepped out into the main avenue, and now returned with the fallen sword, which looked ludicrously large and theatrical when attached to his dumpy figure, at once clerical and commonplace. The Wisdom of Father Brown Her charming little figure grew coarse, stunted, and dumpy. McTeague When Sara went into her sitting room in the morning, she found on the table a small, dumpy package, tied up in a piece of brown paper. A Little Princess; being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time Mrs. Lewis was fat and dumpy, decidedly untidy in appearance, with a melancholy air and a habit of constantly indulging in low weeping. Wild Kitty A dumpy girl with an enormous nose approached, swinging her sac à main. A Chair on the Boulevard The bank itself was a broad, dumpy building with adobe walls, whose corners had been washed and rounded by time to shapelessness. Black Jack But the bereaved "parient" was not slender and active,—in fact, was rather a tame, confiding, dumpy and dull, pepper-and-salt-colored dame. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860 Miss Amelia was fat and dumpy, and stood very much in awe of her sister. A Little Princess; being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time A dumpy octavo, in brown leather, he had found it propping a beer barrel in the next village. The Incomplete Amorist No ghost stood beside me, nor anything of spectral aspect; merely a motherly, dumpy little woman, in a large shawl, a wrapping-gown, and a clean, trim nightcap. Villette We looked like so many heavy, dumpy sailors who were wearing these garments for the first time. My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt I knew she had returned from Bermuda, so I wasn't surprised to see her dumpy figure appear in Mrs. Whitney's parlour, followed by Uncle Timothy's broad back and towering head. The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day Mrs. Wendover was a dumpy little woman, who had brought dumpiness and a handsome fortune into the family. The Golden Calf At the age of thirty-five she was a stout, dumpy, coarse-looking woman, awkward in her movements, provincial in her accent and manner. The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 1 A dumpy, motherly little body, in decent shawl and the cleanest of possible nightcaps, stood before this toilet, hard at work apparently doing me the kindness of "tidying out" the "meuble." Villette Of the four girls the ugliest was La Mellá; with her big, deformed head, her black eyes, her wide mouth and broken teeth, her dumpy figure, she looked like the lady-jester of some ancient princess. The Quest Crossing the room, he took out a dumpy Bible, which, sure enough, bore on the flyleaf the inscription: 'To Matthew Fell, from his Loving Godmother, Anne Aldous, 2 September 1659.' Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Then with a clear track before her No. 10 went tearing down the long grade as fast as her dumpy little drivers would carry her. The Short Line War He had no concern as to Mrs. Phillips, who was, for him, but a rather dumpy, over- brisk, little woman of forty-five. Bertram Cope's Year Now he was his own master, and might, by courage and energy, become the master of that delightful, downy, dumpy, yellow thing, that was bobbing along over the green grass in front of him. Jackanapes, Daddy Darwin's Dovecot and Other Stories She had her charms, nevertheless, which consisted of a somewhat stumpy dumpy comeliness. The Three Clerks We saw some good studies of fishwomen with bare legs, and remarked that the soldiers were very dumpy and small. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family Every day he rattled the dumpy little engine about the division yards, chewing the stem of his pipe, and hardening his heart against the world. The Short Line War I pushed my hand down for it, and then laughed louder than ever, as I drew forth my dumpy little Virgil. The Yeoman Adventurer His face was good, his hair dark, forehead without a wrinkle, high and massive, eyes bright and sparkling, nose neither fine nor dumpy—a fair enough proboscis as noses go. Tom Cringle's Log Rice was a little, dumpy, fat man, with a round, smooth, good-humoured face, a bald head, feet wide apart, and a big blue cotton apron. While the Billy Boils I soon started them, and, singling out a fat pig, ran tilt at him, In a few seconds I was up with him, and stuck my spear right through his dumpy body. The Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean After three hours and a half we were abreast of Zibá, around whose dumpy tower all the population had congregated. The Land of Midian — Volume 2 Search high, search low, there was no sign of my dear, dumpy Virgil, in yellowing parchment with red edges. The Yeoman Adventurer Her dumpy little form was dressed in the loudest of prints, the figures of which turned her into a huge flower bed of brilliant cabbage-like blooms. The Claim Jumpers He was scowling malignantly at a stout, dumpy swag which lay in the middle of the track. While the Billy Boils The train was composed of several small box cars and one second-class passenger coach of German manufacture with a dumpy little locomotive at either end, one to pull and one to push. Paths of Glory Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front The question came from a motherly, dumpy little woman in a large shawl, a wrapping gown, a clean, trim nightcap, and shod with the shoes of silence. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02 — Fiction The sheriff had paused before a squat, dumpy building and was working noisily at the lock with a big key. The Rangeland Avenger They were not dumpy like so many Indian girls, but were slight of build, and willowy of motion. The Story of Louis Riel: the Rebel Chief It was a stout, dumpy swag, with a red blanket outside, patched with blue, and the edge of a blue blanket showing in the inner rings at the end. While the Billy Boils He was a dumpy, good-natured-looking Hanoverian with patchy saffron whiskers sprouting out on him. Paths of Glory Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front Arthur was about sixteen years old when he began to reign; in person he had what his friends would call a dumpy, but his mamma styled, a neat little figure. Boys and girls from Thackeray Rich or poor, tall or dumpy, tottering grandmothers or babies in swaddling-clothes, they long for ampler pastures. The Century Vocabulary Builder Patsy had no "figure" to speak of, being somewhat dumpy in build, nor were her piquant features at all beautiful. Aunt Jane's Nieces on Vacation The thing looked entirely too low and too broad for what I had heard of its marvellous grace and lightness; nay, some mischievous elf even whispered the word "dumpy" hi my ear. Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 He looks uncommonly dumpy, with a pair of winged whiskers of astounding effect, and the expression of his face is blandly seraphic. Memories of Hawthorne To the left are obscure, low, dumpy shops whence issue puffs of air as cold as if coming from a cellar. Theresa Raquin Jane, a tender-hearted, old-fashioned woman, who cried and fretted easily, and worried over trifles, was a good housekeeper, and a fond mother—a fat, dumpy little woman with a doleful voice. Our Friend John Burroughs Behold a dumpy, comfortable British paterfamilias in a light flannel suit and a faded sun hat. God and my Neighbour Looks like he might be a little tall to his size, but I like statute men better 'n dumpy ones. Lovey Mary The door opened and a plump, dumpy lady in a pink peignoir, her front hair done up in curl-papers stood revealed on the threshold blinking in the strong light. Yollop Diana, by the way, had been christened "Diana Elizabeth," in case she should have turned out short and dumpy and, by some miraculous chance, dark. The Professional Aunt He reached for the gharry-wallah with vicious flourishes of a fist as dumpy and red as a lump of raw meat. Lord Jim By and by I observed that the little rosy-faced dumpy girl on my neighbour's knees was taking the infection; she was staring, her blue eyes opened to their widest in wonder and delight. Afoot in England Gallegher was short and broad in build, with a solid, muscular broadness, and not a fat and dumpy shortness. Short Stories for English Courses Another box was opened, and out tumbled a fat dumpy Dutch cheese, hard as a brick, but sound and good; though it is bad for the liver in Unyamwezi. How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley No doubt the arrangement of the leaves was accidental, but the white dumpy egg as a pearl-like focus completed a quaint device. Confessions of a Beachcomber Miss Marietta Hoag was a short, dumpy female with a face which had been described by Zach Bloomer as resembling a "pan of dough with a couple of cranberries dropped into it." Galusha the Magnificent Finding a vacant place on the bench, I sat down next to a large motherly-looking woman with a robust or dumpy blue-eyed girl about four or five years old on her lap. Afoot in England As he gazed, however, at little dumpy, examining his bow-legs, red broad cheeks, and coarse snub nose, he seemed to regain his self-command, as if satisfied the dead had not really returned to life. Jack Tier With his dumpy figure in the long coat, and his round face under the tall hat, the little man was irresistible. The Shepherd of the Hills It may assume a dumpy oval shape, and again drag out its slow length until it resembles an attenuated German sausage, black in colour. Confessions of a Beachcomber One was short and dumpy, the other was tall and thin. When Egypt Went Broke Mrs. Tapple clasped her dumpy red hands in a silent ecstasy of admiration. God's Good Man He made tracks heavily, slowly with a dumpy sort of a gait to the door, stepped heavily down the one step there was out of the shelter and bore due left. Ulysses "See how dreadfully dumpy you have been since Friday." The Window-Gazer He was a little, dumpy man, with a dark complexion, and dressed in ragged garments. What the Animals Do and Say The dumpy man patted the tall man's arm. When Egypt Went Broke Walden pulled open the garden gate to shake hands with the old man, and to kiss Ipsie who, as he lifted her up in his arms, caressed his cheeks with her two dumpy hands. God's Good Man She stood on tip-toe, for she was dumpy, put her arms round his neck, and gave him a hearty kiss. Maurice Guest The whole figure, one may say, was dumpy. Relics of General Chasse She could see the romance now, with its four dumpy volumes, the F's so confusingly like S's, the faded print, and the yellowing page. The Captives The dumpy man put up his hand to shut off the stream of questions that were pouring from Wagg. When Egypt Went Broke In the gaps in the sticky carpet, a sort of dumpy, black-and-yellow reptile was lazily swimming. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography The same dumpy, pawn-shaped pillars are placed at the head and feet of the raised mounds of earth which cover the graves, as in Malacca. The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither The dumpy female with the broad back was always called Aunt Sally by the young ladies. Relics of General Chasse It was a dumpy, large hut, surrounded by a host of smaller ones, and the worst royal residence we had seen since leaving Uzinza. The Discovery of the Source of the Nile He had a round head, snugly-trimmed beard slightly dashed with gray, was short and a trifle stout—King thought dumpy. Their Pilgrimage At once she felt that it was cruel to draw attention to Mademoiselle when she was dumpy and upset. Pointed Roofs Pilgrimage, Volume 1 A dumpy, motherly somebody in a seal-skin coat and a preposterous bonnet. The Clue of the Twisted Candle But fame, love, Is all that these eyes can adore; He's lame,—but Lord Byron was lame, love, And dumpy,—but so is Tom Moore. The Home Book of Verse — Volume 4 On the left of the entrance a large saffron drawing-room, full of cosy corners and dumpy chairs: here the parents would be received. The Longest Journey He saw tall poplars, the spires of the forest, and rows of round-headed dumpy trees, like domes. Robert Falconer At length he came, excusing himself that his lordship's temper at such times—that was, in his dumpy fits—was not of the evenest, and required a gentle hand. Donal Grant, by George MacDonald These dumpy little smooth, white, flounced and flowered cottages look like wicker-gates to a happy valley,—born, not built. Gala-days Sack coats come into fashion, and dumpy little men trot up and down in them, looking like butter-tubs on legs. Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green Each, too, has a pipe in his mouth, and a little dumpy watch in his right hand. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4 There were three of them all dressed exactly alike—dumpy, plump, important- looking little creatures, whom I recognized at once as the Mouton girls. The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard The manager stretched himself out with much gracefulness on the sofa, supporting two little dumpy legs encased in varnished boots on a chair. Men's Wives The Elzevirs we have may be "dear," but they are certainly "dumpy twelves." Books and Bookmen I am not grown a bit, but as short and dumpy as ever. Life of Charlotte Brontë — Volume 1 Two long porticoes, with their architraves resting on dumpy pillars, flanked a quadrangular tower, the platform of which was adorned with the crescent of a moon. Salammbo In spite of his squat, dumpy figure and heavy face, Cremiere-Dionis was really as keen as a blade. Ursula She was too wretchedly in earnest to be tragic, or gloriously insulted, or anything save dumpy and defenseless and flushed to the red steaminess of a boiled beet. Babbitt What jolly jest books and what small "Dear dumpy Twelves" to fill the nooks. Books and Bookmen Mrs. Sheridan is dumpy and rustly; and Miss Sheridan is pretty and pushing—dresses by the fashion magazines and talks about New York people that have their pictures in 'em. The Turmoil, a novel The captain, who was short and dumpy, worshiped tall, plump women. Four Short Stories By Emile Zola He waved his hand at poor dumpy Verona and drawled: "Yes, I guess we're pretty ridiculous and disgusticulus, and I rather guess our new necktie is some smear!" Babbitt |
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