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lumpish
[ luhm-pish ]
adjective
- resembling a lump.
- having a heavy appearance; moving clumsily.
- having a sluggish mind; unresponsive; dull; stupid.
lumpish
/ ˈlʌmpɪʃ /
adjective
- resembling a lump
- stupid, clumsy, or heavy
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Derived Forms
- ˈlumpishness, noun
- ˈlumpishly, adverb
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Other Words From
- lumpish·ly adverb
- lumpish·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
He was called a good fellow,only a little lumpish,and as he was brave and faithful, he rose in time to be a shipmaster.
The boys cast glance because it relieved their heaviness; things were lumpish and gloomy that day of the week.
After he had finished, I lay across the sloping cellar door, lumpish and still, inwardly a shaking jelly of horror.
The great lumpish-looking heads and square-cut faces of the creatures looked frightful at this point in the fight.
It may be they will be as good as a pair of spurs to prick on thy lumpish heart in this rich journey.
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