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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
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Also helping out on Wednesday were Paul Goldschmidt, who clubbed a three-run homer off George Kirby in the sixth inning, and Ben Rice, who smoked a solo shot in the ninth after and before some wobbly work from Yankees relievers Camilo Doval and David Bednar.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Simple adjustments—such as using non‑slip mats, providing low‑entry litter boxes and creating easy access to food and water—can make daily routines much easier for a wobbly cat.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Beneath a leaden sky in a municipal cemetery, relatives of Eduardo Ramos and Alicia Cerrotta carry the two urns containing their remains.—
Débora Rey,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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But there was nothing overstuffed or leaden about Harth-Bedoya’s interpretation.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
22 Mar. 2026
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For some, the speed and weight of the government’s decisions may feel too burdensome to bear.—
Essence,
Essence,
26 Mar. 2026
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The good son, the sacrificer, has become the problem child, unemployed and burdensome, hiding in his childhood bedroom with the door shut.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Next February, cut off the knobby fists.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
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Plant grafted roses with the knobby graft union 2 to 4 inches below the soil surface in Zones 3–6 or at soil level in Zones 7 to 11.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Government Accountability Office documented the ongoing problem in a recent report, which noted that controller attrition and the agency’s ponderous hiring procedures contribute to the long-term problem.—
Colleen Mondor,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Attacking patterns are centralised around Rogers, yet the recent ponderous tempo has impeded quick passes into his feet.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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The knobbed Lochlan fireplace screen does not disappoint.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
6 Oct. 2025
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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
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The San Diego task force now en route to the Middle East is composed of three bulky and brutish vessels.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Dillon and Crossman eschewed bulkier, if more historically accurate, spacesuits, departing from the Andy Weir novel.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Lumpish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumpish. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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