"slumpy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈslʌmpi/ Forms: slumpier [comparative], slumpiest [superlative]
Etymology: slump + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|slump|y}} slump + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|slumpier}} slumpy (comparative slumpier, superlative slumpiest)
  1. Characteristic of an economic slump.
    Sense id: en-slumpy-en-adj-ms06PxFw
  2. (informal) Slumping or sagging, or tending to slump or sag. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-slumpy-en-adj-BIpL8VkK
  3. (UK, US, dialect) Easily broken through; boggy; marshy. Tags: UK, US, dialectal Synonyms (easily broken through): poachy
    Sense id: en-slumpy-en-adj-SEsBakrW Categories (other): American English, British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, English_2-syllable_words Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 17 78 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 10 18 72 Disambiguation of English_2-syllable_words: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of 'easily broken through': 2 5 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: queachy, uliginous, marshy

Inflected forms

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