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Clumpy vs Slumpy - What's the difference?

clumpy | slumpy |

As adjectives the difference between clumpy and slumpy

is that clumpy is forming or tending to form clumps while slumpy is characteristic of an economic slump.

clumpy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • forming or tending to form clumps
  • resembling a clump
  • clompy; with heavy footfalls
  • * 1920 , Eleanor H. Porter, Mary Marie
    • Certainly it's lots easier to be Mary in a brown serge and clumpy boots than it is in the soft, fluffy things Marie used to wear.

    slumpy

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Characteristic of an economic slump.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=March 5, author=Mike Albo, title=If the Apple Store Sold Clothing ..., work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Adidas presents a new line of sleek forward-looking clothes at midrange prices, invigorating slumpy SoHo in the process. }}
  • (UK, US, dialect) Easily broken through; boggy; marshy.
    • (Bartlett)