lumpy
Full of clumps
Lumpy describes something full of lumps—irregular masses or bumps that disrupt smoothness.
Lumpy oatmeal has clumps that didn't dissolve.
A lumpy mattress has uneven spots.
Lumpy gravy wasn't stirred enough.
The word can describe anything uneven or bumpy: a lumpy pillow, lumpy terrain.
Figuratively, a lumpy performance is uneven in quality.
Uneven in surface
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
- roughUneven in surface
- knottyComplex and difficult
- gnarledTwisted and knotty
knobby · nubby · pebbled · ridged · nodular · irregular · coarse · pitted
Abnormally enlarged
- puffySwollen with air
- bloatedSwelled from excess
- bulgingSwelling outward visibly
- protuberantBulging beyond adjacent surface
misshapen · distended · bulbous · nodular · uneven · cellulite · edema
Thick and lumpy
- thickHaving great depth
- viscousThick and slow-flowing
- unsmoothNot level or even
- gelatinousViscous and semisolid
congealed · gloopy · glutinous · pasty · dense · sludgy · gooey · claggy
bumpy
Uneven in surface
gnarled · knobby · nubby · pebbled · ridged · nodular · irregular · coarse · pitted · dimpled
swollen
Abnormally enlarged
protuberant · misshapen · distended · bulbous · nodular · uneven · cellulite · edema
chunky
Thick and lumpy
gelatinous · congealed · gloopy · glutinous · pasty · dense · sludgy · gooey · claggy · stodgy
curdled
Solidified into lumps
oatmeal · porridge · grits · sauce · custard · pudding · cream · bechamel · polenta · congee
mattress
Padded sleeping surface
padding · filling · comforter · futon · sofa · upholstery · batting · foam · lumpen · sagging
- touch feelingsrough, smooth, soft, hard, bumpy
- cooking flawsburned, overcooked, undercooked, scorched, raw
- soup adjectivesthick, thin, creamy, chunky, brothy
- texturessmoothness, smooth, soft, rough, roughness
- touch sensationstouch, roughness, smoothness, softness, hardness
- unevenuneven, irregular, unequal, nonuniform, asymmetric
lumpysmooth
Without roughness or difficulty
creamy · silky · velvety · homogeneous · uniform
lumpysmooth
Without roughness or difficulty
shapely · streamlined · sleek · contoured · well-proportioned
- lump sumEntire amount at once
- lump togetherCombine without distinction
- lump in one's throatThroat tightness from emotion
- lump in throatTight feeling when emotional
- like it or lump itAccept without complaint
- take your lumps
lump, lumps, slumped, slumping, lumpish, lumpiness, clumpy, lumpier, lumpiest