Clump, v. t. To arrange in a clump or clumps; to cluster; to group. Blackmore.
Clump, v. i. To tread clumsily; to clamp. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Clump"er (?), v. t. [Cf. G. klŘmpern to clod. See Clump, n.] To form into clumps or masses. [Obs.]
Vapors . . . clumpered in balls of clouds.
Dr. H. More.
Clumps (?), n. A game in which questions are asked for the purpose of enabling the questioners to discover a word or thing previously selected by two persons who answer the questions; -- so called because the players take sides in two "clumps" or groups, the "clump" which guesses the word winning the game.
Clump"y (?), a. [From Clump, n.] Composed of clumps; massive; shapeless. Leigh Hunt.
Clum"si*ly (?), adv. In a clumsy manner; awkwardly; as, to walk clumsily.
Clum"si*ness, n. The quality of being clumsy.
The drudging part of life is chiefly owing to clumsiness and ignorance.
Collier.
Clum"sy (?), a. [Compar. Clumsier (?); superl. Clumsiest.] [OE. clumsed benumbed, fr. clumsen to be benumbed; cf. Icel. klumsa lockjaw, dial. Sw. klummsen benumbed with cold. Cf. 1st Clam, and 1st Clamp.] 1. Stiff or benumbed, as with cold. [Obs.]
2. Without skill or grace; wanting dexterity, nimbleness, or readiness; stiff; awkward, as if benumbed; unwieldy; unhandy; hence; ill-made, misshapen, or inappropriate; as, a clumsy person; a clumsy workman; clumsy fingers; a clumsy gesture; a clumsy excuse.
But thou in clumsy verse, unlicked, unpointed,
Hast shamefully defied the Lord's anointed.
Dryden.
Syn. -- See Awkward.
Clunch (?), n. [Perh. fr. clinch to make fast] 1. (Mining) Indurated clay. See Bind, n., 3.