lumpish
Americanadjective
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resembling a lump.
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having a heavy appearance; moving clumsily.
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having a sluggish mind; unresponsive; dull; stupid.
adjective
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resembling a lump
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stupid, clumsy, or heavy
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of lumpish
First recorded in 1400–50, lumpish is from the late Middle English word lumpisch. See lump 1, -ish 1
Example Sentences
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The contrast with Durant’s lumpish Johnny makes no sense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2024
Justine, in middle age, is a compulsive runner who wishes she’d traveled more when young and hadn’t settled for Steve, her lumpish husband.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2021
As for Seb, he does talk—and how and when he talks is yet another mark of Chazelle’s lumpish taste.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 8, 2016
This is just what writing is: gathering your lumpish thoughts, putting them in the proper order, and honing them until they take definite shape.
From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2014
My personality was numb, reduced to a lumpish, loose, dissolved state.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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