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humpily

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Etymology

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From humpy +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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humpily (comparative more humpily, superlative most humpily)

  1. In a humpy manner.
    • 1921, Reginald Farrer, chapter 10, in The Rainbow Bridge[1], London: E. Arnold & Co., page 181:
      Potentilla and Ivory Daphne sat humpily about on the unfolded lawns, and ahead, there towered out enormous cliffs and fantastic pinnacles of what looked like Dolomite.