dumpish

American  

[duhm-pish] / ˈdʌm pɪʃ /

adjective

1. depressed; sad.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• dumpishly
  adverb
• dumpishness
  noun

Etymology

Origin of dumpish

First recorded in 1535–45; dump(s) + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

For several months the two poets toured the fishy, subArctic, volcanic island, sat around in its corrugated-iron farmhouses and dumpish hotels.

From Time Magazine Archive

Therefore he chooses to withdraw from the tourney, and begs me to make his apologies to you, for he is too dumpish to wish to see any one.

From Janice Meredith by Ford, Paul Leicester

But though we are natural conservers and causationists, and reject a sour, dumpish unbelief, the skeptical class, which Montaigne represents, have reason, and every man, at some time, belongs to it.

From Representative Men by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

My chicks are about three weeks old and have always been strong and sturdy, but when taken sick first appear a little dumpish, then the head seems a little heavy and the neck lengthens out.

From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Wickson, Edward J. (Edward James)

"Gee! but you look dumpish and dressed up," said Katy.

From Strictly business: more stories of the four million by Henry, O.