lumpy

adj
/ˈlʌmpi/

Etymology

From lump + -y.

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

Definitions

  1. Full of lumps, not smooth, uneven.

    • I don't know which was worse, the lumpy soup or the lumpy bed.
    • The film makes fun of the lumpiest and palest set of tourists ever to carry plastic shoulder bags. It makes fun of an upwardly mobile hotel manager, married to a lecherous blonde.
  2. Of a water surface

    Of a water surface: covered in many small waves as a result of wind; choppy.

The neighborhood

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