ˈləmpē, -pi adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: lump (I) + -y
1.
a. : filled with lumps
unfortunately the gravy was lumpy
b.
(1) : covered with lumps : characterized by a rough surface
severe acne which had left his skin lumpy — Norman Mailer
over the somewhat lumpy plain abundantly dotted with pine and juniper — Gladys A. Reichard
(2) : characterized by choppy waves
fishing and sailing on the lumpy waters — F.J.Mather
2. : having a thickset clumsy appearance
the lumpy man with bowed head — J.T.Soby
3. : characterized by a thick cut — used especially of a gem
4.
a. : lumpish 5a
his solos tended to come out in an unaccustomed series of lumpy almost blatant phrases — Whitney Balliett
b. : uneven and often crude in style
peppered with short lumpy tracts on rural education — New Yorker
a lumpy drawing of two hands — A.J.Liebling