Synonyms for lumpish


Grammar : Adj
Spell : luhm-pish
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlʌm pɪʃ


Définition of lumpish

  • adj heavy
Example sentences :
  • Was he a lumpish log, or was he a man all nerves and electricity?
  • Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 » by Various
  • There are no lumpish solidities—no pillowy protuberances here.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume I (of V) » by John Ruskin
  • His hands hung nearly to his knees; he was heavy, short, lumpish.
  • Extract from : « Michael » by E. F. Benson
  • It was pitiful for the country to see how lumpish her younger children were.
  • Extract from : « One of Our Conquerors, Complete » by George Meredith
  • But most of them were in excellent condition -- fine, rounded bodies, not lumpish.
  • Extract from : « The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2 » by Roald Amundsen
  • Winter condenses me, and makes me lumpish and sober; and then I can read all day long.
  • Extract from : « The Works of William Cowper » by William Cowper
  • The owner was a lumpish, ungainly fellow, astonishingly bow-legged.
  • Extract from : « The Yeoman Adventurer » by George W. Gough
  • They were heavy, lumpish, red-faced young men, all rather like each other.
  • Extract from : « Tales of Troy and Greece » by Andrew Lang
  • They are dear lumpish souls who like things straightforward as they sayall or nothing.
  • Extract from : « New Worlds For Old » by Herbert George Wells
  • Yet the only servant he saw was the lumpish girl who had admitted him.
  • Extract from : « Jessamine » by Marion Harland

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