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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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The price is wrong House hunters clearly can’t stomach stubbornly high prices, as the pandemic-era price surge has stuck despite slumping sales, costlier mortgages and a wobbly business climate.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
18 Mar. 2026
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Brewing economic conditions suggest, however, that when Warsh takes office, presumably in May, central bank policymakers could be facing both a wobbly jobs picture and sticky inflation made worse by spiraling energy prices.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Snow flurries are blowing at an angle, the sky is a leaden grey, and visibility is poor.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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There are moments where the album’s tone skews leaden, where Shaw positions us right on the edge of despair.—
Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And for many Americans, an extra 25 cents for gasoline is really burdensome.—
Zulekha Nathoo,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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Support for the plan generally came from industry and regulatory reform groups who said the vehicle standards that rest on the endangerment finding are costly and unduly burdensome.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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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Group plans can align when the feelings-led Moon in your social zone opposes ponderous Jupiter in your upbeat 5th house.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Mar. 2026
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There is the ponderous march of normalcy and daily life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Mar. 2026
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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
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Researchers have developed a portable compression sleeve that could replace bulky post-cancer swelling therapy machines with a wearable system about the size of a smartphone.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
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Stars this bulky are incredibly rare, and only a few with more than 200 solar masses are known.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Lumpish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumpish. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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