lumpish

[ luhm-pish ]

/ ˈlʌm pɪʃ /

resembling a lump.

having a heavy appearance; moving clumsily.

having a sluggish mind; unresponsive; dull; stupid.

Origin of lumpish

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

lump·ish·ly, adverb lump·ish·ness, noun

They were heavy, lumpish, red-faced young men, all rather like each other.

Tales of Troy and Greece |Andrew Lang
But most of them were in excellent condition -- fine, rounded bodies, not lumpish.

The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2 |Roald Amundsen
They are dear lumpish souls who like things straightforward as they sayall or nothing.

New Worlds For Old |Herbert George Wells
After he had finished, I lay across the sloping cellar door, lumpish and still, inwardly a shaking jelly of horror.

Tramping on Life |Harry Kemp

You hear no strains of country drollery, and no characters of curious or eccentric humor; all is dull, plodding, and lumpish.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 |Various

lumpish

/ (ˈlʌmpɪʃ) /

resembling a lump

stupid, clumsy, or heavy

lumpishly, adverb lumpishness, noun