lumpen
To make or become like lumpsTo make or become like lumps; make or become lumpy
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» Critics described the sculpture as deliberately lumpen, heavy, and awkward.
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1 senses(rare)To make or become like lumps; make or become lumpy
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.
Origin
From lump + -en (verbal suffix).From lump + -en (verbal suffix).
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Forms
lumpens, lumpening, lumpened, lumpenedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See 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.