lumpy

[ luhm-pee ]
/ ˈlʌm pi /

adjective, lump·i·er, lump·i·est.

full of lumps: lumpy gravy.
covered with lumps, as a surface.
heavy or clumsy, as in movement or style; crude: a lumpy gait; a lumpy narrative.
(of water) rough or choppy.

Origin of lumpy

First recorded in 1700–10; lump1 + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM lumpy

lump·i·ly, adverb lump·i·ness, noun un·lump·y, adjective

Words nearby lumpy

lumpenproletariat, lumper, lumpfish, lumpish, lumpsucker, lumpy, lumpy jaw, lumumba, luna, luna moth, lunacy

Example sentences from the Web for lumpiness

  • Plant in an irregular manner so as to avoid stiffness or lumpiness, and let one group run in behind another.

    Making a Garden of Perennials |W. C. Egan

  • When broken up, the starter should be of a smooth creamy texture and entirely free from lumpiness or wateriness.

    The Book of Cheese |Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk

British Dictionary definitions for lumpiness

lumpy
/ (ˈlʌmpɪ) /

adjective lumpier or lumpiest

full of or having lumps
(esp of the sea) rough
(of a person) heavy or bulky

Derived forms of lumpy

lumpily, adverb lumpiness, noun