lumpish

[ luhm-pish ]

/ ˈlʌm pɪʃ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR lumpish ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

resembling a lump.

having a heavy appearance; moving clumsily.

having a sluggish mind; unresponsive; dull; stupid.

Origin of lumpish

First recorded in 1400–50, lumpish is from the late Middle English word lumpisch.See lump¹, -ish¹

OTHER WORDS FROM lumpish

lump·ish·ly, adverblump·ish·ness, noun

Words nearby lumpish

lumpenproletariat, lumper, lumpfish, lump hammer, lump in one's throat, lumpish, lump of sugar, lumpsucker, lump sum, lumpy, lumpy jaw

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Example sentences from the Web for lumpish

They were heavy, lumpish, red-faced young men, all rather like each other.
Tales of Troy and Greece|Andrew Lang
But most of them were in excellent condition -- fine, rounded bodies, not lumpish.
The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2|Roald Amundsen
They are dear lumpish souls who like things straightforward as they sayall or nothing.
New Worlds For Old|Herbert George Wells
After he had finished, I lay across the sloping cellar door, lumpish and still, inwardly a shaking jelly of horror.
Tramping on Life|Harry Kemp

You hear no strains of country drollery, and no characters of curious or eccentric humor; all is dull, plodding, and lumpish.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850|Various

British Dictionary definitions for lumpish

lumpish

/ (ˈlʌmpɪʃ) /

adjective

resembling a lump

stupid, clumsy, or heavy

Derived forms of lumpish

lumpishly, adverblumpishness, noun

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单词	lumpish
释义	lumpish [ luhm-pish ] / ˈlʌm pɪʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lumpish ON THESAURUS.COM adjective resembling a lump. having a heavy appearance; moving clumsily. having a sluggish mind; unresponsive; dull; stupid. Origin of lumpish First recorded in 1400–50, lumpish is from the late Middle English word lumpisch.See lump¹, -ish¹ OTHER WORDS FROM lumpish lump·ish·ly, adverblump·ish·ness, noun Words nearby lumpish lumpenproletariat, lumper, lumpfish, lump hammer, lump in one's throat, lumpish, lump of sugar, lumpsucker, lump sum, lumpy, lumpy jaw Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lumpish They were heavy, lumpish, red-faced young men, all rather like each other. Tales of Troy and Greece\|Andrew Lang But most of them were in excellent condition -- fine, rounded bodies, not lumpish. The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2\|Roald Amundsen They are dear lumpish souls who like things straightforward as they sayall or nothing. New Worlds For Old\|Herbert George Wells After he had finished, I lay across the sloping cellar door, lumpish and still, inwardly a shaking jelly of horror. Tramping on Life\|Harry Kemp You hear no strains of country drollery, and no characters of curious or eccentric humor; all is dull, plodding, and lumpish. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850\|Various British Dictionary definitions for lumpish lumpish / (ˈlʌmpɪʃ) / adjective resembling a lump stupid, clumsy, or heavy Derived forms of lumpish lumpishly, adverblumpishness, noun 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 Words related to lumpish awkward, bungling, clumsy, cumbersome, dull, stupid
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lumpish

adjective

Origin of lumpish

OTHER WORDS FROM lumpish

Words nearby lumpish

Example sentences from the Web for lumpish

British Dictionary definitions for lumpish

adjective

Derived forms of lumpish

Words related to lumpish