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lump⋅y

  [luhm-pee]
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–adjective, lump⋅i⋅er, lump⋅i⋅est.
1. full of lumps: lumpy gravy.
2. covered with lumps, 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.
Origin:
1700–10; lump 1 + -y 1

Related forms:
lump⋅i⋅ly, adverb
lump⋅i⋅ness, noun
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lump·y   (lŭm'pē)   
adj.   lump·i·er, lump·i·est

  1. Covered or filled with lumps.

  2. Thickset or cumbersome.

  3. Exhibiting short jumbled waves; choppy: lumpy seas; a lumpy channel.

lump'i·ly adv., lump'i·ness n.
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