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Mumpish

Mumpish \Mump"ish\, a. Sullen, sulky. -- Mump"ish*ly, adv. -- Mump"ish*ness, n.

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mumpish

a. sulking, mopey

Usage examples of "mumpish".

I fancy he had a headache, for he became stupidly mumpish, and didn't seem to be enjoying the play nearly as much as I did.

He had a strong urge, when in her company, to boot her s,,NiftlN, where it would do most good, but so far had settled for maintaining a strict silence when in her company, replying to all overtures with a mumpish grunt.

In a decent interval he asked after Caroline, who was very well, apart from a slight rash, and after Mrs Wogan, who was somewhat out of sorts, mumpish, and off her food.