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🤦 Clumsily 🥔 With lumps
lumpily

lumpily

6.0
In a way that has small bits and feels uneven
  • adverb
  • /ˈlʌmpɪli/
translation icon : grumosamente
  • Paint was applied lumpily to the wall, creating an uneven texture.

Examples

  • The mashed potatoes were prepared lumpily, leaving small chunks throughout the dish.

  • The batter mixed lumpily and did not bake evenly in the oven.

  • He walked lumpily.

  • The puppy ran lumpily after the ball.

  • The mashed potatoes were prepared lumpily, leaving small chunks throughout the dish.

  • Paint was applied lumpily to the wall, creating an uneven texture.

  • The batter mixed lumpily and did not bake evenly in the oven.

Synonyms

unevenly
vslumpily
8 3.5

In a way that makes some parts different from others

is about surfaces or parts with many small raised or uneven areas
spottily
vslumpily
1 7.9

In an uneven way that leaves some parts not covered

refers to many raised or uneven parts rather than occasional separate areas
bumpily
vslumpily
4.9

In a not smooth way that makes movement uneven

focuses on hard, irregular raised parts rather than general lack of smoothness
patchily
vslumpily
6.6

In an uneven way so small parts are different

means many small uneven parts across an object rather than only local areas

How Lumpy

lumpily
6.0
bumpily
4.9
unevenly
8 3.5
smoothly
173 2.3

Surface Forms

lumpily positive

Morphology

lumpily = lumpy (transparent) = lump + y + ly

Formed from 'lumpy' (full of lumps) + '-ly'; the adverbial meaning is a straightforward derivation.

Etymology

Lumpily comes from the simple word lump ('a small piece or bump') plus the ending -ly ('in a way'), so it helps you imagine food, paint, or batter with little bumps or chunks. That's why lumpily means 'in a way that is full of lumps or uneven parts'.