🇬🇧🇨🇳 lumpy - 块状 : English Lesson

Meaning of "lumpy" ("块状"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Lumpy means something is not smooth because it has little bumps, clumps, or uneven bits all over it, like mashed potatoes with tiny potato mountains or a pillow with secret rocks inside.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The lumpy smoothie tasted like it couldn’t decide if it wanted to be a drink or a porridge.

The lumpy costume I wore made me look like a bag of potatoes that had learned to walk.

My pillow was so lumpy I’m pretty sure three baby basketballs are living inside it.

I sat on the old lumpy couch and instantly discovered mystery crumbs and one lost crayon.

My sister’s first lumpy cake was too bumpy like a frosting-covered mountain planted with a birthday candle on top.

Anna stirred the potato and frowned: the mash was lumpy, with little lumps that rolled like tiny hills. She poked a lumpy spoonful, then laughed when her cat nosed a lumpy ball and sneezed. She mashed the lumpy mash until the bowl smoothed. The lumpy clouds in the steam vanished as everyone ate, relieved and happy.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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