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Definition of Lumpish
1. Adjective. Mentally sluggish.
Definition of Lumpish
1. a. Like a lump; inert; gross; heavy; dull; spiritless.
Definition of Lumpish
1. Adjective. Like a lump, cloddish, dull, slow-witted. ¹
2. Adjective. Like lumps, composed of unshaped or mismatched pieces. ¹
3. Adjective. Shaped like a lump, ill defined in shape. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lumpish
1. stupid [adj] - See also: stupid
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lumpish
Literary usage of Lumpish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of the Church by Robert Southey (1824)
"rejoiced of it; that since that time (I say) I never felt any lumpish heaviness
in my heart, as I grant I have felt sometimes before. ..."
2. Time's Telescope for ...; Or, A Complete Guide to the Almanack (1818)
"Here, sullen to the sight, at large is spread The dull unwieldy mass of lumpish
lead. There, glimm'ring in their dawning beds, are seen The light aspiring ..."
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