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lumpish

[ luhm-pish ]

adjective

  1. resembling a lump.
  2. having a heavy appearance; moving clumsily.
  3. having a sluggish mind; unresponsive; dull; stupid.


lumpish

/ ˈlʌmpɪʃ /

adjective

  1. resembling a lump
  2. stupid, clumsy, or heavy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈlumpishly, adverb
  • ˈlumpishness, noun
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Other Words From

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

Origin of lumpish1

First recorded in 1400–50, lumpish is from the late Middle English word lumpisch. See lump 1, -ish 1
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Example Sentences

He was called a good fellow,only a little lumpish,and as he was brave and faithful, he rose in time to be a shipmaster.

The boys cast glance because it relieved their heaviness; things were lumpish and gloomy that day of the week.

After he had finished, I lay across the sloping cellar door, lumpish and still, inwardly a shaking jelly of horror.

The great lumpish-looking heads and square-cut faces of the creatures looked frightful at this point in the fight.

It may be they will be as good as a pair of spurs to prick on thy lumpish heart in this rich journey.

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