ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Clumpy

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈklʌmpi/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Clumpy is an adjective meaning Forming or tending to form clumps.

Meaning

Forming or tending to form clumps.

More Meanings

  1. Resembling a clump.
  2. Clompy; with heavy footfalls.

Example Sentences

Certainly it's lots easier to be Mary in a brown serge and clumpy boots than it is in the soft, fluffy things Marie used to wear.
Then, I was sent to a great, cold, bare, school of big boys; where everything to eat and wear was thick and clumpy, without being enough […]

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Related dictionary entries include clumpish, clumplike, cloggy, clustery, cloddish, agglomerative.

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