mumpish

mumpish

English

Etymology 1

mump +‎ -ish

Adjective

mumpish (comparative more mumpish, superlative most mumpish)

1. sulking, mopey

   You mumpish beefalo (you sulky old cow).

   • 1915, W.S. Maugham, "Of Human Bondage", chapter 122:

     He had written to Doctor South and had in his pocket a telegram from him received that morning: "Sacking the mumpish fool. When will you come?"

Translations

sulking

Russian: угрю́мый (ru) m (ugrjúmyj), мра́чный (ru) m (mráčnyj), пода́вленный (ru) m (podávlennyj)

Etymology 2

mumps +‎ -ish

Adjective

mumpish (comparative more mumpish, superlative most mumpish)

1. (colloquial) Suffering from mumps.
   • 1932, Improvement Era (volume 36, page 895)

     I wouldn't mind being sick if I could look interesting, but mumps! The funny thing is, I haven't had time to get them from these children and must have been exposed before. […] [S]omehow I was feeling far from well, myself, and when Dr. Weston came about ten o'clock he broke the dreadful news that I was mumpish too, and sent me off to bed.