adj
Meaning 1
sulking, mopey
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- You mumpish beefalo (you sulky old cow).
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
mumpish
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adj
Meaning 2
Suffering from mumps (the disease).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English mump Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English mumpish From mump + -ish.
Etymology tree English mumps Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English mumpish From mumps + -ish.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Russian: угрю́мый (ugrjúmyj) — sulking
- Russian: мра́чный (mráčnyj) — sulking
- Russian: пода́вленный (podávlennyj) — sulking