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Recent Examples of lumpish
The contrast with Durant’s lumpish Johnny makes no sense.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Because both actors look like lumpish proletarian versions of Ingmar Bergman stars — Alma Pöysti, radiant yet benumbed, plays Ansa like a dish-towel Bibi Andersson, and Jussi Vatanen could be the schlump brother of Max von Sydow (with a dollop of Ryan Gosling).
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 May 2023
Chuck Mumpson, an American boor as lumpish as his name.
—Margalit Fox, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2020
Their bodies range from eely, jawless lampreys to flattened flounders to huge, lumpish ocean sunfish.
—Bob Holmes, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2018
Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Because both actors look like lumpish proletarian versions of Ingmar Bergman stars — Alma Pöysti, radiant yet benumbed, plays Ansa like a dish-towel Bibi Andersson, and Jussi Vatanen could be the schlump brother of Max von Sydow (with a dollop of Ryan Gosling).
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 May 2023
Chuck Mumpson, an American boor as lumpish as his name.
—Margalit Fox, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2020
Their bodies range from eely, jawless lampreys to flattened flounders to huge, lumpish ocean sunfish.
—Bob Holmes, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lumpish
Adjective
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For a while, there were concerns as the 9-1-1 spinoff was a little wobbly out of the gate.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2026
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But when no one on the East Coast was watching, things got wobbly even in the Heartland for Republicans.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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If ‘Oxen’ occupies a region of Ulysses where Joyce’s exquisite ear for memorably musical sentences (‘Mild fire of wine kindled his veins’) takes a back seat to the leaden hum of meta-literature, that is no reason not to be awed by his chutzpah.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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Unfortunately, through its first four episodes, The Copenhagen Test is also a wonderful sleep aid — a whole lot of leaden dialogue and convoluted plotting, with very little intensity or momentum.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Europe’s competitiveness is at stake if compliance becomes too burdensome, and in an Antwerp meeting last week, industry leaders called on the European Commission to continue supporting this kind of regulatory relief.—
Tara Donaldson,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2026
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Trump-era regulators have been working a new bank capital proposal that would be less burdensome on the biggest US banks than a Biden-era plan, Bloomberg News previously reported.—
News Service Reports,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But my classic massage did the trick, and limbered me right up after a day of bending my knobby knees on the slopes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Feb. 2026
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The vehicle has a 74-inch track and rides on a massive set of knobby, 32-inch BFGoodrich KM3 all-terrain tires.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
2 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Where the ponderous fire-roads invited a slow, deliberate pace to space our kidneys, the combination of hilly terrain and a slick surface demanded a more extemporaneous approach to conserving momentum.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
22 Jan. 2026
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Sam Lee Bernardo’s quiet influence on City’s play Bernardo Silva played a crucial role in City opening the scoring after a ponderous first half with no shots registered.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The knobbed Lochlan fireplace screen does not disappoint.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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One rarely gains a sense of what people look like (beyond the son’s bulky physique and shambling movements, in which the mother ‘caught a flash of her brother’).—
Dan Sheehan,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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These movies—including the seven-hour-long Sátántangó, a centerpiece of which is a shambling dance in a barroom—often swap the meandering sentence for a single camera shot that lasts 10 minutes or more.—
Walt Hunter,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Instead of relying on bulky shielding, satellites could use circuits that are intrinsically resistant to radiation.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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The shorter length feels fresh and easy to style, while the high neck offers extra protection on windy days without the need for a bulky scarf.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Lumpish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumpish. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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