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glumpy

glumpy adjective: glum; sullen; sulky.

Adjective

glumpy (comparative glumpier or more glumpy, superlative glumpiest or most glumpy)

  1. (archaic, colloquial) glum; sullen; sulky
    • He was glumpy enough when I called.1835, Thomas Hook, Gilbert Gurney

Forms of glumpy

comparativeglumpier
comparativemore glumpy
superlativeglumpiest
superlativemost glumpy

Origin of glumpy

From glump + -y.

Words formed from glumpy

Questions about glumpy

What does glumpy mean?
Glumpy means glum; sullen; sulky.
What part of speech is glumpy?
Glumpy is an adjective.

Words near glumpy in the dictionary

  1. glumpily
  2. glumpiness
  3. glumping
  4. glumpish
  5. glumps
  6. glumpy
  7. glums
  8. Glumsø
  9. glunch
  10. glunge
  11. Glunt

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