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lumpish

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lump⋅ish

  [luhm-pish]
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–adjective
1. resembling a lump.
2. having a heavy appearance; moving clumsily.
3. having a sluggish mind; unresponsive; dull; stupid.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME lumpisch. See lump 1 , -ish 1

Related forms:
lump⋅ish⋅ly, adverb
lump⋅ish⋅ness, noun
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lump·ish   (lŭm'pĭsh)   
adj.  

  1. Stupid or dull.

  2. Clumsy or cumbersome.

lump'ish·ly adv., lump'ish·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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