clumpy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈklʌmpi/
Etymology
Etymology tree English clump Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English clumpy From clump + -y.
Meanings
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Forming or tending to form clumps.
Then, I was sent to a great, cold, bare, school of big boys; where everything to eat and wear was thick and clumpy, without being enough […]
1859, Charles Dickens, The Haunted House:
- Resembling a clump.
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Clompy; with heavy footfalls.
Certainly it's lots easier to be Mary in a brown serge and clumpy boots than it is in the soft, fluffy things Marie used to wear.
1920, Eleanor H. Porter, Mary Marie:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| clumpiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| clumpier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |