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  • adjective Resembling a stump.

Etymologies

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stump +‎ -like

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Examples

  • Then, having reached one of the clusters of stumplike rocks that ringed the sand, he sat down on the nearest available surface.

    Shameless KAREN ROBARDS 2010

  • Then, having reached one of the clusters of stumplike rocks that ringed the sand, he sat down on the nearest available surface.

    Shameless KAREN ROBARDS 2010

  • As if I were moving clawed, stumplike appendages, I put one limb in front of the other.

    The Last Chance Dog D.V.M. Donna Kelleher 2003

  • As if I were moving clawed, stumplike appendages, I put one limb in front of the other.

    The Last Chance Dog D.V.M. Donna Kelleher 2003

  • Kith rolled toward this one, rising into a crouch between its stumplike legs.

    The Kinslayer Wars Niles, Douglas 1991

  • A slight examination showed that the case was not fixed to the platform, but had a separate bottom, upon which the stumplike chair was set.

    The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life Homer Eon Flint 1908

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