English
lumpish
Lumpish comes from Middle English lumprissh.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lumprissh
- Englishearliest quotation 1534lumpish
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lumprissh
- Englishearliest quotation 1534lumpish
Earliest quotation: 1534, Thomas More: “He [the Devil] marketh well […] mennes complexions within…”
Every English word from Middle English lumprissh
Today it means
adj Having an ill-defined or rough form or shape like a lump; lumplike.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English lumprissh / lumpish