lumpish

lump·ish

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [luhm-pish]
- /ˈlʌm pɪʃ/
- /ˈlʌm.pɪʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [luhm-pish]
- /ˈlʌm pɪʃ/

Definitions of lumpish word

adjective lumpish resembling a lump. 1
adjective lumpish having a heavy appearance; moving clumsily. 1
adjective lumpish having a sluggish mind; unresponsive; dull; stupid. 1
noun lumpish Roughly or clumsily formed or shaped. 1
adjective lumpish resembling a lump 0
adjective lumpish stupid, clumsy, or heavy 0

See all 11 definitions of lumpish

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Origin of lumpish

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

First recorded in 1400-50, lumpish is from the late Middle English word lumpisch. See lump1, -ish1

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Parts of speech for Lumpish

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Lumpish

lumpish popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for lumpish

adj lumpish

awkward — An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
bungling — to do clumsily and awkwardly; botch: He bungled the job.
clumsy — A clumsy person moves or handles things in a careless, awkward way, often so that things are knocked over or broken.
cumbersome — Something that is cumbersome is large and heavy and therefore difficult to carry, wear, or handle.
dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.

adjective lumpish

heavy — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.

All 7 Synonyms of lumpish