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lumpy

lumpy

37 2.2
Not smooth because it has small pieces in it
  • adjective
  • /ˈlʌm.pi/
: grumoso
  • She avoided wearing a dress that looked lumpy after being washed too many times.
  • hard or lumpy
  • lumpy stools

The cheese is creamy, lumpy and sold in pots.

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Examples

  • Mascara should be plain and not lumpy, and put on with care.

    Academic text (1993)
  • She'd probably bundle her hair into the same lumpy old-maid bun she always wore.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Is it supposed to be lumpy?

  • - This bed is lumpy.

  • We were both sitting on the edge of the lumpy bed of her dormitory room on the third floor.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The final surface of our frame was lumpy because of the imperfect fit of the core pieces.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The cheese is creamy, lumpy and sold in pots.

  • Her backpack was shoved under her head like a lumpy pillow, her coat spread over her.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • The child jumps, startled to see the man's lumpy shoes and his long dark legs.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The mashed potatoes were delicious but a bit lumpy from not being mixed properly.

Synonyms

bumpy
vslumpy
67 1.0

A surface or movement that is not smooth and has small raised parts

focuses on internal small solid pieces creating unevenness rather than bumps
uneven
vslumpy
48 2.3

Not smooth or level, with parts higher and lower

means actual small solid pieces are present rather than any simple irregularity
grainy
vslumpy
24 3.7

Rough in feel or look because of many tiny pieces

describes larger small solid pieces rather than fine granular particles
chunky
vslumpy
21 3.5

Thick and full of small pieces, like peanut butter

refers more to many small solid pieces rather than larger bits
textured
vslumpy
17 4.1

Having a surface you can feel that is not smooth

emphasizes many small solid pieces inside rather than patterned surface only
granular
vslumpy
9 5.1

A material made of many small grains like sand

refers to discrete small solid pieces rather than a uniform particulate texture
knobby
vslumpy
5 5.8

Something that has small rounded bumps like a potato

concerns discrete solid pieces within material rather than overall protuberances
clumpy
vslumpy
3 4.7

Full of small lumps that stick together

is about many small solid pieces rather than large clusters
coarse-grained
vslumpy
1 4.8

A rough texture made of large visible grains

relates more to separate small solid pieces than to big visible grains
rough-textured
vslumpy
1 3.7

A surface that feels bumpy or not smooth to the touch

is specifically about distinct small solid pieces, not general coarseness
nubbled
vslumpy
1 9.1

A surface with small raised bumps like a rough sweater

means the presence of small solid pieces rather than stitched or knotted bumps
coarse-textured
vslumpy
1 4.9

Having a rough surface that feels slightly scratchy

points to small solid pieces forming the uneven texture rather than general roughness
nobby
vslumpy
  • UK
1 8.4

Having small rounded lumps on the surface that you can feel

describes many small solid pieces inside rather than only rounded knobs

Antonyms

224 1.0

A surface that is even and not rough

Compounds

lumpy jaw
  • Specialized
8.5

A long-lasting infection that makes hard lumps and swelling on the jaw in animals or people

How Lumpy

lumpy
37 2.2
bumpy
67 1.0
uneven
48 2.3
smooth
224 1.0

Surface Forms

lumpy positive

Morphology

lumpy = lump (transparent) = lump + y

Direct adjectival formation from the noun 'lump' with productive suffix '-y' meaning 'full of or characterized by lumps'.

Etymology

The word lumpy comes from the simple word lump, which means 'a small piece or mass', plus the ending -y that means 'full of'. So lumpy is an easy way to say something is 'full of lumps' and not smooth.