schlumpy en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English schlump Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English schlumpy From schlump + -y.
Meanings
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Looking like a schlump; slovenly or unbecoming
The country is going to have to get used to seeing a vice president in a schlumpy T-shirt and cargo pants. ... And they’re going to have to get used to seeing a vice president who can fix a car or go hunting.
2024, R.T. Rybak, quoted in: Cameron Joseph, What Tim Walz brings to the table as Kamala Harris’ VP pick, in: The Christian Science Monitor, August 6 2024I smiled at them with the slight mix of condescension and thanks I thought befitted a beautiful woman as she passed schlumpier mortals on the street.
2006, Kamy Wicoff, I Do But I Don't, →ISBN, page 222:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| schlumpiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| schlumpier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |