[
US
/ˈɫəmpi/
]
[ UK /lˈʌmpi/ ]
[ UK /lˈʌmpi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
having lumps; not smooth and even in texture
lumpy gravy -
like or containing small sticky lumps
the dumplings were chunky pieces of uncooked dough
How To Use lumpy In A Sentence
- In the 6th century B.C., Indians first refined sugar into its simplest form called gur, a lumpy brown substance with a taste like molasses. StarTribune.com rss feed
- Another disease caused by a fungus is “actinomycosis”, which in cattle and other animals is called “lumpy jaw”. A Close Look at Parasitic Diseases
- He was a scrawny Barbary Macaque with matted, clumpy hair. BETTER LESSONS • by Aaron Polson
- No-neck goons in black turtlenecks and lumpy suit jackets are fine if you want to hit a dance club with a posse, but they are not effective for executives.
- The mixture will look lumpy because of the rice. Times, Sunday Times
- A single very small spherical shell is characterized by a lumpy to ragged surface and numerous short spines.
- Swaggering along in their check suits, gold chains, lumpy rings and billycocks, they were pointed out by name or exploit.
- Grandmother Hastings was short and plumpy and her white hair was curly and her eyes were blue. Brother and Sister
- But, as I hinted above, I'd also peek under that slightly lumpy corner of the rug.
- Again, there are echoes of Shakespeare, who liked to coin words such as vasty, steepy, and plumpy. On useful tautology