Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The quality or condition of being lumpy or full of lumps.

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  • noun The property of being lumpy.

Etymologies

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lumpy +‎ -ness

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Examples

  • Last quarter, our fiscal second quarter was 39%, again indicative of the - what I call the lumpiness of this business.

    unknown title 2011

  • "While we are experiencing near-term lumpiness in our security business, we expect to return to normal run rates in the second half of our fiscal year and are committed to profitability in this business for the fiscal year," said President and CEO Jim Green, in a statement.

    SFGate: Top News Stories 2009

  • While we are experiencing near-term lumpiness in our security business, we expect to return to normal run rates in the second half of our fiscal year and are committed to profitability in this business for the fiscal year.

    News 2009

  • While we are experiencing near-term lumpiness in our security business, we expect to return to normal run rates in the second half of our fiscal year and are committed to profitability in this business for the fiscal year.

    News 2009

  • While we are experiencing near-term lumpiness in our security business, we expect to return to normal run rates in the second half of our fiscal year and are committed to profitability in this business for the fiscal year.

    News 2009

  • While we are experiencing near-term lumpiness in our security business, we expect to return to normal run rates in the second half of our fiscal year and are committed to profitability in this business for the fiscal year.

    News 2009

  • Her back felt humped, but he realized that the lumpiness was her pack.

    Wellspring of Chaos Modesitt, L. E. 2004

  • This decline -- excuse me, this decline includes the seasonal impacts from calculators, as well as what I would just characterize as lumpiness and baseband.

    unknown title 2011

  • At the same time, he's confident Arris can address any revenue "lumpiness" in the Comcast account with wideband deployment opportunities that are sprouting up "all over the world," pointing specifically to areas such as Latin America, Germany, Eastern Europe, and Asia.

    Light Reading: 2010

  • At the same time, he's confident Arris can address any revenue "lumpiness" in the Comcast account with wideband deployment opportunities that are sprouting up "all over the world," pointing specifically to areas such as Latin America, Germany, Eastern Europe, and Asia.

    Light Reading: 2010

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