mumpy

English

Adjective

mumpy (comparative more mumpy, superlative most mumpy)

1. (informal) suffering from mumps
   • 1995, Thomas Keneally, A river town:

     An awful struggle for Primrose. Her chin stretched up above a mumpy neck. Sister Raymond put a wet cloth on her forehead, dribbled some water across her mouth.

2. (informal) swelling; resembling mumps