as in lumpy
having small pieces or lumps spread throughout
curdy cottage cheese
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Adjective
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The notion of grief gradually fades into the backdrop, finally re-emerging in a manner that is, thanks to the film’s lumpy tonal mixture, more confusing than emotionally cleansing.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026 -
Just beyond, is Bilad Sayt, a cluster of multi-story clay houses and a white minaret rise from the palms above a shocking green patchwork of corn and onion fields, with lumpy limestone mountains all around.—
Anna Zacharias,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The side with the brown mascara has thin, precise bristles that helped separate my lashes to look like tiny spider legs rather than a clumpy bowl of cake batter.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
18 Jan. 2026
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The team found that molecules such as silicon monoxide, water vapor, and aluminum monoxide appear exactly where clumpy dust clouds were seen in the VLT data.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
11 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The Ukrainian military is especially keen on more supplies of thicker fishing nets.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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To Dallas’ astoundingly great luck, the arrival and rise of Cooper Flagg has been a bright ray of hope and excitement, but with Doncic back in the building the air was thick with gloom, regret and, yes, ongoing anger.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Why else show nubby fleece trousers with a coordinating striped jacket, which nobody needs but would be a hoot to wear?—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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Textural, nubby and practical, this sweater is an instant classic.—
Lauren Finney Harden,
InStyle,
19 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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During the frigid months, go with a sweater dress and diamond jewelry or a chunky knit and a wool midi.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
29 Jan. 2026
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Another request can be filed under aesthetics, as players wanted the shoe to be less chunky in their sightline from above.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Lifting the lid revealed a small tart topped with a tongue of Spanish sea urchin, resting on a nubbly bed of cancha nuts.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Curdy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curdy. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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