lumpen /ˈlʌmpən/adjective 4noun 1verb 1forms 3 adjective4 •Of or relating to social outcasts.A little lumpen novelita. [Story of orphaned teenagers turning to crime.] — 2014 •Of or relating to the lumpenproletariat. •Lump-like.Billy and Dandy had draped a tarp over the body but the shape itself looked lumpen and grotesque. — 2003 •Plebeian. noun1 •A member of the lumpenproletariat. verb1 •(rare) To make or become like lumps; make or become lumpyThey had chicken soup with the matzo meal balls a little lumpened by hurry, challah, roast chicken, kasha, honey-cake. — 1959 formslumpened · lumpening · lumpens
