slumpyadj.1
Scottish.
Taking things in the lump; rough, general.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > not specified > general or not detailed
universal?c1425
gross1433
summary1529
general1538
generalized1768
broad1860
slumpy1864
light-touch1949
1864 R. Reid Old Glasgow 35 Here nothing is said about square yards..; but half-acres, or thereby, are set forth in a fine slumpy manner.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
slumpyadj.2
/ˈslʌmpi/ Marshy, swampy, muddy, boggy.
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the world > the earth > land > landscape > marsh, bog, or swamp > [adjective]
fen-lichc1000
fennyc1000
mooryOE
marshya1382
marshlyc1410
moorisha1492
queachy?a1500
marish1549
plashya1552
foggy?1555
fen-like1561
undrained1573
fennish1577
boggy1587
paludious1595
wealy1601
marishy1607
snapy1607
uliginous1610
quagmiry1623
paludiate1632
boggish1633
pooly1652
swampy1661
spouty1677
gouty1686
pondy1687
morassy1699
sloppy1699
lairy17..
soggya1722
swampish1725
splashy1727
squashy1751
haggy1765
gaulty1784
slumpy1823
sumpy1824
paludine1852
paludic1854
paludinal1856
paludian1860
paludinous1866
paludal1871
paludial1875
morassic1893
muskeggy1894
swamped1899
1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 366 Such a meadow is said to be slumpy.
1853 G. Johnston Terra Lindisfarnensis I. 250 A large extent of rushy ground, either dry and hard, or slumpy and wet.
1883 E. C. Rollins New Eng. Bygones (new ed.) 79 The slumpy drifts had to be cut down beforehand to make the roads passable.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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