humpy

1
[ huhm-pee ]

adjective,hump·i·er, hump·i·est.
  1. full of humps.

  2. resembling a hump; humplike.

Origin of humpy

1
First recorded in 1700–10; hump + -y1

Other words from humpy

  • hump·i·ness, noun

Words Nearby humpy

Other definitions for humpy (2 of 3)

humpy2
[ huhm-pee ]

noun,plural hum·pies.Australian.
  1. any crude Aboriginal hut or shelter, especially a shanty built at the edge of a town.

Origin of humpy

2
First recorded in 1840–50; from Tharapal (an Australian Aboriginal language spoken between Moreton Bay and Wide Bay, southern Queensland), recorded as umpī (with an intrusive h)

Other definitions for humpy (3 of 3)

humpy3

or hump·ie

[ huhm-pee ]

noun,plural hump·ies.

Origin of humpy

3

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How to use humpy in a sentence

  • The humpy was divided into three rooms, two bedrooms and a general room.

  • Far below, on the plain, which looked humpy from this altitude, two mounted figures were approaching.

    Forging the Blades | Bertram Mitford
  • humpy, the one-eyed, jumped to the windows and jammed the green shades close into the frames.

    A Reversible Santa Claus | Meredith Nicholson
  • Whereupon Shaver appreciatively poked his forefinger into humpy's surviving optic.

    A Reversible Santa Claus | Meredith Nicholson
  • Even 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)

humpy1

/ (ˈhʌmpɪ) /


adjectivehumpier or humpiest
  1. full of humps

  2. British informal angry or gloomy

Derived forms of humpy

  • humpiness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for humpy (2 of 2)

humpy2

/ (ˈhʌmpɪ) /


nounplural humpies
  1. Australian a primitive hut

Origin of humpy

2
C19: from a native Australian language

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