stubbed

English

Verb

stubbed

1. simple past and past participle of stub

Adjective

stubbed (comparative more stubbed, superlative most stubbed)

1. Short and thick, like something truncated; blunt; obtuse.
2. Abounding in stubs; stubby.
   • 1855, Robert Browning, “‘Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came.’”, in Men and Women […], volume I, London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, stanza 25, page 145:

     Then came a bit of stubbed ground, once a wood, / Next a marsh, it would seem, and now mere earth / Desperate and done with; [...]

3. Not delicate; hardy, rugged.
   • 1744, George Berkeley, Siris: A Chain Of Philosophical Reflexions And Inquiries Concerning The Virtues Of Tar Water

     Stubbed, vulgar constitutions.

Derived terms

• stubbedness