Mumpish
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Mumpish is an adjective meaning sulking, mopey.
Meaning
sulking, mopey.
More Meanings
- (colloquial) Suffering from mumps (the disease).
Example Sentences
You mumpish beefalo (you sulky old cow).
He had written to Doctor South and had in his pocket a telegram from him received that morning: "Sacking the mumpish fool. When will you come?"
I wouldn't mind being sick if I could look interesting, but mumps! The funny thing is, I haven't had time to get them from these children and must have been exposed before. […] [S]omehow I was feeling far from well, myself, and when Dr. Weston came about ten o'clock he broke the dreadful news that I was mumpish too, and sent me off to bed.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mopish, moody, mopeful, humpy, mopey, muddy.
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