lumpy
adjective
full of lumps.
lumpier
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comparativeof lumpy.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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A uniform signal would favor meteoritic fallout, whereas a lumpier distribution, and the presence of minerals that hint at microbe-fueling reactions, could be a sign of life—and a green light to drill a sample.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 25, 2020
The lines did look lumpier than expected, but I wasn’t prepared for the taste.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 18, 2019
Act 2 gets lumpier, as Nick struggles to concoct a show destined to be “something rotten” — like the state of Hamlet’s Denmark.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2017
Opposite Billy would sit Mako, big brother in every way - two years older, heavier and lumpier, now England's loose-head prop.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2013
The cushions felt lumpier on the ground than they’d been on the couch, and they kept sliding apart beneath her.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
