Lumpishness
/ˈlʌmpɪʃnəs/noun
The quality of being awkward, dull, heavy, or sluggish in manner or movement.
Did you know?The word comes from a chain built on the blunt, physical idea of a “lump,” and in early English it could describe not just clumsiness but a kind of deadened, torpid heaviness of body and mind.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*lep- / *lomb-
“A proposed prehistoric root behind words for a lump or swelling”
Middle Low German
MLG
lomp
“A clod, lump, or awkward mass”
Middle English
English
lump
“A small mass or clod; a rounded piece”
Late Middle English
English
lumpish
“Heavy, dull, clumsy, or torpid”
16th Century
English
lumpishness
“The state or quality of being lumpish; sluggish awkwardness”
Modern English
English
lumpishness
“The quality of being awkward, dull, heavy, or sluggish in manner or movement”