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Lumpy

[luhm-pee]

Origin

adjective, lump·i·er, lump·i·est.

full of lumps: lumpy gravy.

covered with lumps, as a surface.

heavy or clumsy, as in movement or style; crude: a lumpy gait; a lumpy narrative.

(of water) rough or choppy.

Origin:
1700–10; lump¹ + -y¹

Related forms

lump·i·ly, adverb

lump·i·ness, noun

un·lump·y, adjective

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lumpy (ˈlʌmpɪ)

—*adj* , lumpier, lumpiest
1.	full of or having lumps
2.	(esp of the sea) rough
3.	(of a person) heavy or bulky

'lumpily

—*adv*

'lumpiness

—n

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Word Origin & History

lumpy

1707, from lump (n.) + -y (2).

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