DUMPINESS
Dump"i*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being dumpy.
DUMPISH
Dump"ish, a.
Defn: Dull; stupid; sad; moping; melancholy. " A . . . dumpish and
sour life." Lord Herbert.
— Dump"ish*ly, adv.
— Dump"ish*ness, n.
DUMPLE
Dum"ple, v. t. Etym: [See Dumpling.]
Defn: To make dumpy; to fold, or bend, as one part over another. [R.]
He was a little man, dumpled up together. Sir W. Scott.
DUMPLING
Dump"ling, n. Etym: [Dimin. of dump an illshapen piece; cf. D.
dompelen to plunge, dip, duck, Scot. to dump in to plunge into, and
E. dump, v. t.]
Defn: A roundish mass of dough boiled in soup, or as a sort of pudding; often, a cover of paste inclosing an apple or other fruit, and boiled or baked; as, an apple dumpling.
DUMPY
Dump"y, a. [Compar. Dumpier; superl. Dumpiest.] Etym: [
1. From Dump a short ill-shapen piece.