clumpy

/ˈklʌmpi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.98 in modern English

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Meaning

adj

adj

adj

"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 […]"
"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."

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.

clumpier (comparative) clumpiest (superlative)

clumpily clumpiness nonclumpy

grumpy bumpy lumpy jumpy dumpy frumpy stumpy humpy scrumpy pumpy plumpy rumpy

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How do you pronounce clumpy?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈklʌmpi/.

What does clumpy mean?

Forming or tending to form clumps.

Where does clumpy come from?

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