What is the Latin word for dumpy?

The usual Latin words for “dumpy” are obedō, perpusillus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“dumpy” in Latin

obedōto eat, eat away, or devour; to waste away or become lean perpusillusvery small; very little

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

dumpy

obesus (implying that it is too broad for its height; corpus neque obesum neque graeile): perpusillus (very little), or latus ille quidem sed brevissimo corpore. What a dumpy creature! *tantulae staturae hominem (after Caes.); tam latum or obesum esse

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for dumpy?: The usual Latin words for “dumpy” are obedō, perpusillus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.