Dumpy
Dumpy adjective - Being compact and broad in build and often short in stature.
Tall
Tall adjective - Great in vertical dimension; high in stature.
Usage example: tall buildings
Both words in one sentence
- Averted in French and Saunders where Saunders makes fun of the definitely dumpy Dawn French, describing her own figure as "tall and womanly"
Source: Hollywood Pudgy - In the Discworld novel Unseen Academicals, Glenda initially assumes that the tall, willowy and commanding woman attending an Unseen University function is the Vampire Lady Margolotta, while the small dumpy woman with her is her librarian.
Source: Reverse Relationship Reveal -
She sees that the real Lady Scintilla is very different to the drawing of her in the book, which portrayed her as a tall, imperious Ice Queen, remarking that she's actually short and 'dumpy' - but she still possesses razor-sharp, blood red Femme Fatalons.
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