lumpy

English

Etymology

From lump +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlʌmpi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ʌmpi

Adjective

lumpy (comparative lumpier, superlative lumpiest)

1. Full of lumps, not smooth, uneven.

   Coordinate term: bumpy

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

   • 2024 May 29, Howard Johnston, “Network News: NIC criticises Government's West Coast 'do nothing' policy”, in RAIL, number 1010, page 16:

     The NIC warns that rail investment is being spread too thinly across too many projects, and calls for a proper long-term pipeline of projects, instead of the present stop-start policies dictated by the lumpy flow of money from HM Treasury.

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

Derived terms

• lumpily
• lumpiness
• lumpy dick
• lumpy jaw
• lumpy jumper
• lumpy skin disease

 

Translations

full of lumps

• Arabic: مُتَكَتِّل (mutakattil)
• Bulgarian: на буци (na buci)
• Czech: hrudkovitý, žmolkovitý, chuchvalcovitý
• Finnish: nystyräinen (fi)
• French: grumeleux (fr)
• German: klumpig (de)
• Ingrian: känkykäs
• Irish: fadharcánach, cnapánach

  Old Irish: cnoccach

• Latin: tūberōsus
• Maori: hōpūpū, huahua, pōkurukuru, pukupuku
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: klumpete

  Nynorsk: klumpete

• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: грудвичаст

  Roman: grudvičast

• Spanish: grumoso (es)
• Swedish: klimpig

characteristic of a watery surface covered by many small waves because of wind, choppy

• Bulgarian: накъдрен (bg) (nakǎdren)
• Maori: hīngarungaru, hīnarunaru

Anagrams

• plumy

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlum.pɘ/
• Rhymes: -umpɘ
• Syllabification: lum‧py

Etymology 1

Noun

lumpy

1. nominative/vocative plural of lump (“good-for-nothing”)

Etymology 2

Noun

lumpy

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of lump (“piece of clothing”)

Etymology 3

Noun

lumpy

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of lump (“thrift shop”)