LUMPEN


Meaning of LUMPEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ lʌmpən ]

1.

A lumpen object is large, heavy, and lumpy. ( mainly BRIT LITERARY )

She was kneading a lumpen mass of dough...

Lumpen shapes began to appear out of the shadows.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

2.

If you describe people as lumpen , you think they are dull and clumsy. ( mainly BRIT LITERARY )

The people seemed lumpen and boring.

ADJ : usu ADJ n [ disapproval ]

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