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Definition of Humpy
1. a. Full of humps or bunches; covered with protuberances; humped.
Definition of Humpy
1. Adjective. Characterised by humps, uneven. ¹
2. Adjective. Muscular; hunky. ¹
3. Adjective. Hunched, bent over. ¹
4. Adjective. Sulky; irritable. ¹
5. Noun. (Australia) A hut, especially for Aborigines. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Humpy
1. full of humps [adj HUMPIER, HUMPIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Humpy
Literary usage of Humpy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopædia of Wit and Humor by Wayne E. Burton (1867)
"Did humpy Harlow tell you that story?" we all exclaimed at once. ... said humpy
Harlow, performing that feat, which by the illustrious Mr. John Reeve is ..."
2. My Sixty Years on the Plains, Trapping, Trading, and Indian Fighting by William Thomas Hamilton (1905)
""humpy" a War-Party Leader. We Give the Easterners a Lesson in Indian Fighting.
Washakie Identifies the Scalps as Pend Oreilles. ON the road to Fort Bridger ..."
3. Cassell's Picturesque Australasia by Edward Ellis Morris (1890)
"A New Chum—Kangaroos and Rabbits—A Distinguished Colonial—''Roughing It"—A '•humpy"—Hot
Cukes —The Laughing Jackass—A Bush Wash—Rain—A Carrier's Camp-A ..."
4. Cassell's Picturesque Australasia by Edward Ellis Morris (1888)
"A New Chum—Kangaroos and Rabbits—A Distinguished Colonial—'• Roughing It"—A "humpy"—Hot
Cakes —The Laughing Jackass—A Bush Wash—Rain—A Carrier's Camp -A ..."
5. Old Wonder-eyes; and Other Stories for Children: And Other Stories for Children by Leander K. Lippincott, Grace Greenwood (1858)
"... MY LITTLE PIG humpy. A DEEP, broad, lazy-flowing river! It is one of the
loveliest things in nature. When I was a little boy I lived near one, ..."
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