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lumpsome

adj

Etymology

From lump + -some.

  1. derived from *limpaną✻ — “to glide, go, hang loosely”
  2. inherited from lumpe
  3. suffixed as lumpsome — “lump + some”

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by lumps

    • The architecture is along the lumpsome lines of Hamadan's Baber Taher tower but the site is peaceful and attractive.
    • “Lead on,” Anna said to Robin and, feeling trollish and lumpsome, stumped down the road beside Robin's fairy-stepping form.
    • O freeze my soul in fitful sleep lest wind-filled sprites bequim the air and take us singly or in threes in mad agog or lumpsome nub, aghast to Milford Haven.

  2. Large

    Large; copious; abundant; well-endowed

    • He was a man who was always dissatisfied, who seemed to worry too much unnecessarily, and always found a sadistic pleasure in belittling her because she hadn't brought a lumpsome dowry.

  3. Misspelling of lump sum.

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