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mumpy

/ˈmʌmpi/

mumpy adjective: suffering from mumps.

Adjective

mumpy (comparative more mumpy, superlative most mumpy)

  1. (informal) Suffering from mumps.
    • An awful struggle for Primrose. Her chin stretched up above a mumpy neck. Sister Raymond put a wet cloth on her forehead, dribbled some water across her mouth.1995, Thomas Keneally, A river town
  2. (informal) Swelling; resembling mumps.

Forms of mumpy

comparativemore mumpy
superlativemost mumpy

Origin of mumpy

From mumps + -y.

Words that rhyme with mumpy

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Questions about mumpy

What does mumpy mean?
Mumpy means suffering from mumps.
What part of speech is mumpy?
Mumpy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce mumpy?
Mumpy is pronounced /ˈmʌmpi/.

Words near mumpy in the dictionary

  1. mumpreneurs
  2. mumpreneurship
  3. mumps
  4. mumpsimus
  5. mumpsimuses
  6. mumpy
  7. mumruffin
  8. mumruffins
  9. mums
  10. mums-in-law
  11. mumsier

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