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lumpy

[ luhm-pee ]

adjective

lumpier, lumpiest.
  1. full of lumps: lump:

    lumpy gravy.

  2. covered with lumps, lump, as a surface.
  3. heavy or clumsy, as in movement or style; crude:

    a lumpy gait; a lumpy narrative.

  4. (of water) rough or choppy.


lumpy

/ ˈ±ôÊŒ³¾±èɪ /

adjective

  1. full of or having lumps
  2. (esp of the sea) rough
  3. (of a person) heavy or bulky
“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

  • ˈ±ô³Ü³¾±è¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ±ô³Ü³¾±è¾±±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ô³Ü³¾±èi·±ô²â adverb
  • ±ô³Ü³¾±èi·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·±ô³Ü³¾±èy adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lumpy1

First recorded in 1700–10; lump 1 + -y 1
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After a few hours, her lips were purple and swollen and later turned "lumpy in places".

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Once dubbed the world's ugliest animal for its soft, lumpy appearance, the blobfish has made a stunning comeback: it was crowned this week as Fish of the Year by a New Zealand environmental group.

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Whisk if lumpy and allow time to thicken.

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Her two sisters, Ala and Jana, nod in agreement as we sit, squeezed together on this cold winter's day, on an old lumpy sofa in their humble home in Homs.

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I turned out cheerful if not masterful pieces with reckless proliferation: The lumpy pink vase, the thick-bottomed trinket bowl, the loopy cup with uneven seafoam glaze.

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