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dumpish

[ duhm-pish ]

adjective

  1. depressed; sad.


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Other Words From

  • dumpish·ly adverb
  • dumpish·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dumpish1

First recorded in 1535–45; dump(s) + -ish 1
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Example Sentences

It represents Napoleon as he might have been at the epoch of Lodi, before he had trained his features to the impassiveness of stone, before he had waxed dumpish, and wore a stiff curl on his broad, bald forehead.

A collapse takes place, the secretions become impaired, the animal refuses its food, "looks dumpish," &c.

Quick, quick, Di; put on your dumpish face, and begin your task.'

I have been dull and 'dumpish' for a week and more; choosing to quarrel with the three peas under the fourteen feather-beds, rather than enjoy the good that is certainly mine.

I may be stoutish," he exclaimed, "but I'm not a fat, dumpish figure like that.

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