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   Lump·y

   /ˈləmpē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. full of or covered with lumps: "he lay on the lumpy mattress" Similar bumpyknobblybulgingunevencovered with lumpsfull of lumpsclottedcurdledfull of lumpscongealedcoagulatedgranulargrainyrare:nodose
   • ▪ (of water) formed by the wind into small waves: "a large lumpy sea"

   Derivatives

   • 1. lumpily adverb
   • 2. lumpiness noun

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   What does a lump mean?

   • 1. full of lumps: lumpy gravy. 2. covered with lumps, as a surface. 3. heavy or clumsy, as in movement or style; crude: a lumpy gait. 4. (of water) rough or choppy. lump′i•ness, n.

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   What is a 'lumpy' good?

   • This case occurs when the collective good2 to be produced is a 'step' or 'lumpy' good, one that is produced in a single production step. This implies that the real space distribution of vorticity along the layer becomes lumpy on a coarser and coarser scale as the layer thickens.

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   Where does the word lump come from?

   • It's easier to play a game of croquet on a smooth lawn, rather than a lumpy field full of bumps and holes. And you may find a silky bowl of chocolate pudding delicious, but be disgusted by the texture of a lumpy serving of tapioca pudding. The adjective lumpy, by way of the noun lump, comes from the Old English lumpe, from a Scandinavian root.

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   Lumpy means having or full of lumps, or uneven and crude in style. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of lumpy.

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   Lumpy means covered with or containing lumps, such as a lumpy bed or a lumpy sauce. See more meanings, synonyms, translations and usage examples of lumpy in English.

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   adjective. , lump·i·er, lump·i·est. full of lumps: lump: lumpy gravy. covered with lumps, lump, as a surface. heavy or clumsy, as in movement or style; crude: a lumpy gait; a lumpy narrative. (of water) rough or choppy. lumpy.

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   Lumpy means covered with or containing lumps, such as a lumpy bed or a lumpy sauce. See more meanings, synonyms, pronunciation and translations of lumpy in English and other languages.

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   Lumpy means covered or filled with lumps, or thickset or cumbersome. Find out the origin, usage, and examples of lumpy and its related words, such as chunky, uneven, and granular.

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   adjective. having lumps; not smooth and even in texture. “ lumpy gravy” synonyms: uneven. not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture. adjective. like or containing small sticky lumps. synonyms: chunky. unshapely. not well-proportioned and pleasing in shape. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Lumpy."

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   3 days ago · Lumpy means full of or having lumps, or rough or heavy. See examples, synonyms, word frequency and origin of lumpy in British and American English.