clumpyadj.
/ˈklʌmpi/, U.S. /ˈkləmpi/ 1.
a. Of the nature or form of a clump.
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the world > space > shape > condition of being short and thick or broad > [adjective]
stoba1500
stubbeda1529
stubbleda1529
strunt1577
stumpy1600
chubby1611
stumpish1618
chubbed1674
squat1684
chubbish1685
chub1688
squabbed1694
cloddy1712
clavellated1713
pluggy1720
squab1723
puddy1747
tubbish1786
stunt1788
bunting1808–25
dumpy1808
clumpy1820
dubby1825
stubby1831
chunky1833
snubbed1835
tubby1835
pudgy1862
squatty1881
squidgy1891
1820 H. Matthews Diary of Invalid 170 The orange-tree..its form is too clumpy—too round and regular—to be picturesque.
1832 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 31 641 Low clumpy hills and furzy gullies.
1878 J. W. Ebsworth in Bagford Ballads 1017 How angular her vestments, how clumpy her bandeaux.
b. Consisting of or growing in lumps.
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1889 J. S. Nicholson Dreamer of Dreams ii. vii. 100 The pastures were thick with heavy, clumpy grass.
2. Abounding in clumps (of trees).
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the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [adjective] > wooded
woodland1351
woody1382
well-woodeda1552
well-timbered1567
wooded1605
nemorous1623
arboreous1664
sylvan1667
timbered1701
wood-bound1710
wood-hung1747
forested1796
wooden1816
clumped1819
clumpy1832
tree-clad1836
loggy1851
treey1852
treeful1855
treed1860
groved1876
woodlanded1945
1832 H. Martineau For Each & All iv. 46 The clumpy drives of a park.
3.
a. Heavy and clumsy; lumpy.
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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > of large volume or bulky > and clumsy
unridec1175
un-i-weldec1275
boistous?a1400
cumbrousa1400
roida1450
clubbishc1530
lumpish?1573
bouncing1579
unwieldy1582
boisterous1590
unfeirdyc1590
lumbering1593
cumbersome1594
elephantic1598
elephant-likea1603
moliminous1642
clumpish1681
rhinocerical1689
hulking1699
hulky1785
lumberly1805
elephantine1826
rhinocerial1828
lumbersome1834
clumpy1836
lumbrous1836
hippopotamic1853
hippopotamian1864
megatherial1894
hippopotamine1911
1836 J. Struthers Dychmont iv. 407 Nor clumpy, highland, grewsome gauger.
1865 R. W. Buchanan in Cornhill Mag. Mar. 355 Gray hose and clumpy boots.
b. See quots.
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1881 H. Smith & C. R. Smith Isle of Wight Words Clumpy, a dunce, a stupid fellow.
1888 B. Lowsley Gloss. Berks. Words & Phrases Clumpy, a., stupid.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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