lumpish

[ luhm-pish ]

adjective

1. resembling a lump.
2. having a heavy appearance; moving clumsily.
3. having a sluggish mind; unresponsive; dull; stupid.

lumpish

/ ˈlʌmpɪʃ /

adjective

1. resembling a lump
2. stupid, clumsy, or heavy

Derived Forms

• ˈlumpishness, noun
• ˈlumpishly, adverb

Other Words From

• lumpish·ly adverb
• lumpish·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of lumpish¹

First recorded in 1400–50, lumpish is from the late Middle English word lumpisch. See lump ¹, -ish ¹

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.

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The boys cast glance because it relieved their heaviness; things were lumpish and gloomy that day of the week.

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After he had finished, I lay across the sloping cellar door, lumpish and still, inwardly a shaking jelly of horror.

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The great lumpish-looking heads and square-cut faces of the creatures looked frightful at this point in the fight.

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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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