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schlumpy

schlumpy adjective: looking like a schlump; slovenly or unbecoming.

Adjective

schlumpy (comparative schlumpier, superlative schlumpiest)

  1. Looking like a schlump; slovenly or unbecoming
    • I smiled at them with the slight mix of condescension and thanks I thought befitted a beautiful woman as she passed schlumpier mortals on the street.2006, Kamy Wicoff, I Do But I Don't, →ISBN, page 222
    • The country is going to have to get used to seeing a vice president in a schlumpy T-shirt and cargo pants. ... And they’re going to have to get used to seeing a vice president who can fix a car or go hunting.2024, R.T. Rybak, quoted in: Cameron Joseph, What Tim Walz brings to the table as Kamala Harris’ VP pick, in: The Christian Science Monitor, August 6 2024

Forms of schlumpy

comparativeschlumpier
superlativeschlumpiest

Origin of schlumpy

From schlump + -y.

Words formed from schlumpy

Questions about schlumpy

What does schlumpy mean?
Schlumpy means looking like a schlump; slovenly or unbecoming.
What part of speech is schlumpy?
Schlumpy is an adjective.

Words near schlumpy in the dictionary

  1. schlumpier
  2. schlumpiest
  3. schlumpiness
  4. schlumping
  5. schlumps
  6. schlumpy
  7. schlup
  8. schlupped
  9. schlupping
  10. schlups
  11. schlurp

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