"clumpy" meaning in All languages combined

See clumpy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈklʌmpi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-clumpy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: clumpier [comparative], clumpiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌmpi Etymology: Etymology tree English clump Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English clumpy From clump + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|clump|-y<id:adjectival>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English clump Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English clumpy [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-gaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-g", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "clumpy", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="clumpy"> From clump + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} clumpy (comparative clumpier, superlative clumpiest)
  1. Forming or tending to form clumps.
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  2. Resembling a clump.
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  3. Clompy; with heavy footfalls.
    Sense id: en-clumpy-en-adj-LyZn6rqG Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 16 32 52 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 17 35 48 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 17 35 48 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 18 73 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 12 18 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 11 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 8 86 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 10 13 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: clumpily, clumpiness, nonclumpy

Inflected forms

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