Lumpy
/ΛlΚm.pi/noun
Having or covered with lumps; uneven or bumpy in texture or shape.
Did you know?Lumpy comes from the same old Germanic root as *lump*, a blunt, physical word for a mass or clod, showing how English often turns raw sensation into everyday description.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*lumpaz
βa lump, clod, or compact massβ
Old English
OE
lump
βa lump, mass, or swellingβ
Middle English
ME
lumpy
βfull of lumps; uneven or knobbyβ
Modern English
English
lumpy
βhaving lumps or a rough, uneven surfaceβ