lumpy

lumpy
lumpily, adv.lumpiness, n.
/lum"pee/, adj., lumpier, lumpiest.
1. full of lumps: lumpy gravy.
2. covered with lumps, as a surface.
3. heavy or clumsy, as in movement or style; crude: a lumpy gait; a lumpy narrative.
4. (of water) rough or choppy.
[1700-10; LUMP1 + -Y1]

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