tubby /ˈtʌbi/adjective 3noun 1forms 3 adjective3 •stout, rotundGrace bent to her oars with a springing verve and force which made the tubby little boat draw towards the shore, the whispering lapse of water gliding under its sides all the while. — 1895 •Resembling a tub •sounding dull and without resonance or freedom of sound. noun1 •(slang, offensive) An overweight person. formstubbies · tubbier · tubbiest