Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fubsy

/ˈfʌb.sɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fub-sy
IPA: /ˈfʌb.sɪ/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

short and stout; low and wide

British usage

Example Sentences

"A fubsy, good-humoured, laughing, silly […] old maid."
"“Pray,” said Doctor Waldron, addressing Mrs. Green, “who is that little fubsy lady, with scarce a morsel of neck, and all covered with ribbands, pursued by that long ghost of a man in the Spanish dress?”"
"[…] seated upon the widow's little fubsy sofa […]"
"‘And I hope it teaches that fubsy little boiling-oil Abbot a well-deserved lesson,’ added Murial Jane severely."
"He knew she was nothing but a fubsy pig-pink whorelet and would elbow her face away when she attempted to kiss him after he had finished […]"

Etymology

fubs (variant of fub) + -y

Word Breakdown

Suffix: y

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈfʌb.sɪ/

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

fubsier (comparative) fubsiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

fubsily fubsiness

Questions

How do you pronounce fubsy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfʌb.sɪ/.
What does fubsy mean?: short and stout; low and wide
Where does fubsy come from?: fubs (variant of fub) + -y

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