lumpily
With irregular bumps
Lumpily is the adverb form of lumpy, describing something done in an uneven, irregular, or clumsy manner.
It suggests movement or texture characterized by bumps, bulges, or lack of smoothness.
The gravy poured lumpily from the boat.
He walked lumpily across the uneven ground.
The word applies both to physical textures and to actions that lack grace or fluidity.
In irregular manner
- bumpilyWith uneven motion
- irregularlyNot following a pattern
- roughlyIn approximate terms
- jaggedlyWith irregular sharp points
hilly · undulating · rutted · potholed · cratered · cobbled · corrugated · ridged
In irregular manner
- bumpilyWith uneven motion
- roughlyIn approximate terms
- coarselyIn unrefined manner
- grittilyWith harsh realism
chunkily · granularly · curdled · grainy · pebbly · nubbly · knobbly · nodular
Not following a pattern
- asymmetricallyIn unbalanced manner
- unevenlyIn irregular manner
- bulgingSwelling outward visibly
- protrudingExtending outward noticeably
swelling · distorted · deformed · malformed · amorphously · formlessly · shapeless · disproportionately
In a clumsy manner
- clumsilyIn an uncoordinated manner
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
- lumberinglyIn an ungainly way
- heavilyWith great weight
ponderously · gracelessly · stiffly · jerkily · haltingly · plodding · trudging · shambling
unevenly
In irregular manner
- bumpilyWith uneven motion
- irregularlyNot following a pattern
- roughlyIn approximate terms
jaggedly · hilly · undulating · rutted · potholed · cratered · cobbled · corrugated · ridged · rippled
unevenly
In irregular manner
grittily · chunkily · granularly · curdled · grainy · pebbly · nubbly · knobbly · nodular · thickly
irregularly
Not following a pattern
- asymmetricallyIn unbalanced manner
- unevenlyIn irregular manner
- bulgingSwelling outward visibly
protruding · swelling · distorted · deformed · malformed · amorphously · formlessly · shapeless · disproportionately · lopsidedly
awkwardly
In a clumsy manner
- clumsilyIn an uncoordinated manner
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
- lumberinglyIn an ungainly way
heavily · ponderously · gracelessly · stiffly · jerkily · haltingly · plodding · trudging · shambling · galumphing
lumpilysmoothly
Without friction or difficulty
effortlessly · fluidly · gracefully · seamlessly · flowingly
- lumping itReluctant acceptance of circumstances
- liking it or lumping itAccepting the unavoidable