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dumpish

[ duhm-pish ]

adjective

  1. depressed; sad.


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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å³Ü³¾±èi²õ³ó·±ô²â adverb
  • »å³Ü³¾±èi²õ³ó·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dumpish1

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

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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.

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

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

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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.

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

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