Dumpy
Dumpy adjective - Being compact and broad in build and often short in stature.
Usage example: dumpy little men trying to look like tough guys
Fat is a synonym for dumpy in plump topic. In some cases you can use "Fat" instead the word "Dumpy" as an adjective or a noun, when it comes to topics like chubby, short and stout.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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And Pella is quite shapely and fan-servicey, not fat and dumpy like dwarven females are so often depicted as.
Source: Our Dwarves Are All the Same -
The TV series Fame, full of good-looking artistic characters, in later seasons had one minor character who was fat and dumpy and played something called the flugelhorn (a real instrument, but look at the dorky name).
Source: Straw Loser
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