/ ˈlʌmpən; NAmE / adjective
( BrE , literary ) looking heavy and awkward or stupid
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WORD ORIGIN
1940s: back-formation from lumpenproletariat ; the sense misshapen, ponderous is by association with lumpish .
/ ˈlʌmpən; NAmE / adjective
( BrE , literary ) looking heavy and awkward or stupid
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WORD ORIGIN
1940s: back-formation from lumpenproletariat ; the sense misshapen, ponderous is by association with lumpish .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005