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lumpy

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ˈlʌmpi/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English lump Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English lumpy From lump + -y.

  1. Full of lumps, not smooth, uneven.

    I don't know which was worse, the lumpy soup or the lumpy bed.

    The film makes fun of the lumpiest and palest set of tourists ever to carry plastic shoulder bags. It makes fun of an upwardly mobile hotel manager, married to a lecherous blonde.

  2. Of a water surface: covered in many small waves as a result of wind; choppy.