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Synonyms

lumpy

American  
[luhm-pee] / ˈlʌm pi /

adjective

lumpier, lumpiest

  1. full of lumps: lump.

    lumpy gravy.

  2. covered with lumps, lump, as a surface.

  3. heavy or clumsy, as in movement or style; crude.

    a lumpy gait; a lumpy narrative.

  4. (of water) rough or choppy.

lumpy British  
/ ˈlʌmpɪ /

adjective

  1. full of or having lumps

  2. (esp of the sea) rough

  3. (of a person) heavy or bulky

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • lumpily adverb
  • lumpiness noun
  • unlumpy adjective

Etymology

Origin of lumpy

First recorded in 1700–10; lump 1 + -y 1

Example Sentences

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Under the shade of a nearby tree in Kakwanyang village, three women sit together pounding wild brown fruits with a hard, rough and lumpy exterior.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

“That will continue to be a part of our story, albeit it’ll be somewhat lumpy in the back half of the year,” she added.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

Even before the pandemic, bottled water had overtaken External link soda as the nation’s most popular beverage by volume after years External link of decline for carbonated soft drinks—a category where demand remains lumpy.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Every time I do, I think of Jo charging into that doomed kitchen with “perfect faith in her own powers” and emerging with blackened bread and lumpy blancmange.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

He is hunched in such a way that beneath his shirt his thin shoulder blades have a certain lumpy look.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads

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