lumpen
adjective/ˈlʌmpən/
/ˈlʌmpən/
(British English, literary)- looking heavy and ugly or stupidWord Origin1940s: back-formation from lumpenproletariat; the sense ‘misshapen, ponderous’ is by association with lumpish.
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