humpy
1Origin of humpy
1Other words from humpy
- hump·i·ness, noun
Words Nearby humpy
Other definitions for humpy (2 of 3)
any crude Aboriginal hut or shelter, especially a shanty built at the edge of a town.
Origin of humpy
2Other definitions for humpy (3 of 3)
or hump·ie
Origin of humpy
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How to use humpy in a sentence
The humpy was divided into three rooms, two bedrooms and a general room.
Fifty-Two Stories For Girls | VariousFar below, on the plain, which looked humpy from this altitude, two mounted figures were approaching.
Forging the Blades | Bertram Mitfordhumpy, the one-eyed, jumped to the windows and jammed the green shades close into the frames.
A Reversible Santa Claus | Meredith NicholsonWhereupon Shaver appreciatively poked his forefinger into humpy's surviving optic.
A Reversible Santa Claus | Meredith NicholsonEven humpy, now enjoying a peace that he had rarely known outside the walls of prison, even humpy would be bitter.
A Reversible Santa Claus | Meredith Nicholson
British Dictionary definitions for humpy (1 of 2)
/ (ˈhʌmpɪ) /
full of humps
British informal angry or gloomy
Derived forms of humpy
- humpiness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for humpy (2 of 2)
/ (ˈhʌmpɪ) /
Australian a primitive hut
Origin of humpy
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