"clumpy" meaning in English

See clumpy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈklʌmpi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-clumpy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: clumpier [comparative], clumpiest [superlative]
Etymology: clump + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clump|y}} clump + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} clumpy (comparative clumpier, superlative clumpiest)
  1. Forming or tending to form clumps.
    Sense id: en-clumpy-en-adj-p4EpACb0
  2. Resembling a clump.
    Sense id: en-clumpy-en-adj-dKBY154o
  3. Clompy; with heavy footfalls.
    Sense id: en-clumpy-en-adj-LyZn6rqG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 7 65 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 20 19 61

Inflected forms

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