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Definition of Mumpish
1. a. Sullen, sulky.
Definition of Mumpish
1. Adjective. sulking, mopey ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mumpish
1. having mumps [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mumpish
Literary usage of Mumpish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett by Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1899)
"When birds have their eyes out, they a: apt to be mumpish. ... Presently I shall
be worse to him than ' mumpish ' even. But then, I hope, he will try to ..."
2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... morose, moody, mumpish, dogged, doggish (rare), cloudy. Antonyms: see
GOOD-NATURED, OAT, CHEERFUL, VIVACIOUS. sullenness, n. ill temper, sulkiness, ..."
3. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1890)
"mumpish, to feel (common), to feel dull, miserable, like one who has the mumps.
Mums (old), lips. \Vhy, you jade, you look so rosy this morning I must have ..."
4. The Slang Dictionary: Etymological, Historical, and Anecdotal by John Camden Hotten (1874)
"Mumper, a beggar. A collector of holiday tribute. Mumps, the miserables. To feel
mumpish is to be heavy, dull, and stupid. ..."
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