| 单词 | lumpy |
| 释义 | lumpy (once / 8306 pages) adj Lumpy things are uneven and full of bumps or chunks. While lumpy oatmeal might be good, a lumpy mattress can make it impossible to get a good night's sleep. 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. WORD FAMILYlumpy: lumpier, lumpiest, lumpily+/lump: lumped, lumper, lumping, lumpish, lumps, lumpy/lumper: lumpers/lumpish: lumpishly USAGE EXAMPLESThe operation was the same, but Keith’s fat looked different, more yellow than golden, and lumpy. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) Is he celebrating, or bemoaning, their lumpy physicality? Seattle Times(Dec 08, 2016) They lay on the lawn, their pink and white flowers grazing the grass, their roots waving lumpy soil in the air. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003) 1adj having lumps; not smooth and even in texture lumpy gravy Syn uneven not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture 2adj like or containing small sticky lumps Syn chunky unshapely not well-proportioned and pleasing in shape |
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