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lumpily

adv
/ˈlʌmpɪli/

Etymology

From lumpy + -ly.

  1. derived from *limpaną✻ — “to glide, go, hang loosely”
  2. inherited from lumpe
  3. formed as lumpy — “lump + -y”
  4. suffixed as lumpily — “lumpy + ly”

Definitions

  1. In a lumpy manner, with lumps.

    • An hour later, he had paid about $3.25, been talked through the workings of a small bank of stainless-steel machines, and was leaving with a bag of fluffy if lumpily folded clothes.

  2. Like a lump

    Like a lump; awkwardly, heavily, ponderously.

    • He'd stuck his hands in his pockets as I came in, and he sat down lumpily in his chair.
    • “You’ll feel better when you’ve drunk this’m,” said the parlourmaid lumpily, pouring out some tea.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA