humpy

[ huhm-pee ]

/ ˈhʌm pi /

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adjective, hump·i·er, hump·i·est.

full of humps.

resembling a hump; humplike.

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Origin of humpy

First recorded in 1700–10; hump + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM humpy

hump·i·ness, noun

Words nearby humpy

Humphrey, Humphreys Peak, Humphries, humpty, Humpty Dumpty, humpy, Hums, hum tone, humuhumunukunukuapuaa, Humulin, humulon

Other definitions for humpy (2 of 3)

humpy²

[ huhm-pee ]

/ ˈhʌm pi /

noun, plural hum·pies.Australian.

any crude Aboriginal hut or shelter, especially a shanty built at the edge of a town.

Origin of humpy

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 ]

/ ˈhʌm pi /

noun, plural hump·ies.

humpback salmon.

Origin of humpy

hump(back) + -y²

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How to use humpy in a sentence

The humpy was divided into three rooms, two bedrooms and a general room.
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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.
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British Dictionary definitions for humpy (1 of 2)

humpy¹

/ (ˈhʌmpɪ) /

adjective humpier or humpiest

full of humps

British informal angry or gloomy

Derived forms of humpy

humpiness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for humpy (2 of 2)

humpy²

/ (ˈhʌmpɪ) /

noun plural humpies

Australian a primitive hut

Word Origin for humpy

C19: from a native Australian language

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