lumpish

adjective

lump·​ish ˈləm-pish 

1

: dull, sluggish

2

obsolete : low in spirits

3

: heavy, awkward

4

: lumpy sense 1a

5

: tediously slow or dull : boring

also : lumpy sense 3

lumpishly adverb

lumpishness noun

Examples of lumpish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Because both actors look like lumpish proletarian versions of Ingmar Bergman stars — Alma Pöysti, radiant yet benumbed, plays Ansa like a dish-towel Bibi Andersson, and Jussi Vatanen could be the schlump brother of Max von Sydow (with a dollop of Ryan Gosling). —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 May 2023

Their bodies range from eely, jawless lampreys to flattened flounders to huge, lumpish ocean sunfish. —Bob Holmes, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2018

Chuck Mumpson, an American boor as lumpish as his name. —Margalit Fox, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

lumpish

adjective

lump·​ish ˈləm-pish 

1

: dull entry 1 sense 1, stupid

2

: heavy entry 1 sense 1a, awkward

lumpishly adverb

lumpishness noun