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lumpy

[luhm-pee] / ˈlʌm pi /
ADJECTIVE
knotty
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Under the shade of a nearby tree in Kakwanyang village, three women sit together pounding wild brown fruits with a hard, rough and lumpy exterior.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

There are always broad themes that investors react to over the short term, and the stock market’s performance should be expected to be lumpy.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

This can strip away the effects of shorter-term moves in asset values, as well as the lumpy process of selling down past investments to harvest gains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Even before the pandemic, bottled water had overtaken External link soda as the nation’s most popular beverage by volume after years External link of decline for carbonated soft drinks—a category where demand remains lumpy.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Their backpacks hang off them like potato sacks, all lumpy and jouncing on the backs of their knees.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon