lumpen
Lump-likeLump-like.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» Critics described the sculpture as deliberately lumpen, heavy, and awkward.
rul · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(not comparable)Lump-like.
Of or relating to social outcasts.
Of or relating to the lumpenproletariat.
Plebeian.
- mentally sluggish
Examples
6 sentencesCritics described the sculpture as deliberately lumpen, heavy, and awkward.
Seth's lumpen manners made him seem crude at the formal dinner.
The monster had a lumpen body, all swollen joints and uneven flesh.
The city's forgotten district was filled with lumpen taverns, pawnshops, and gambling dens.
His coat gave him a lumpen appearance, as if he had slept in it for weeks.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From lump + -en (adjectival suffix). Shortened from German Lumpenproletariat, from Lump (From lump + -en (adjectival suffix).
Shortened from German Lumpenproletariat, from Lump (“a contemptible person”) + Proletariat.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Synonyms
2 synonyms- mentally sluggish:lumpishunthinking
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.