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adj. - Lacking normal height, length, or stature; Being short and thick.

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Usage examples (36)
  • As for beverage, they drank humpty-dumpty, which is ale boiled with brandy, and which is not one of the slightest charms of a gipsy's life.
  • I think it is totally unfair to accuse humpty dumpty!
  • Is it too late to put humpty dumpty back together again?
  • The rule of law is shattered in the US. .it is humpty dumpty.
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