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Dumbish vs Dumpish - What's the difference?

dumbish | dumpish |

As adjectives the difference between dumbish and dumpish

is that dumbish is (colloquial) quite dumb while dumpish is (obsolete) stupid, dull.

dumbish

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (colloquial) Quite dumb

    • dumpish

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Stupid, dull.
  • Sad, melancholy.
  • *, II.12:
  • *:But at last they found, she was but in a deepe study, and dumpish retracting into her selfe, exercising her minde, and preparing her voice.

    • Derived terms

    * dumpishly * dumpishness