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Definition of "lummox" [lum•mox]

  • Informal A clumsy or stupid person. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "lummox" in a sentence
  • "God knows what else they are going to dig up on this lummox."
  • "Aside from a couple of supporting characters -- Tommy was a real standout for me with his lummox-like personality and humor -- no one beyond the main characters felt particularly real to me."
  • "A soldier with flaming-red hair aimed his rifle at the police station, and a big, ugly lummox pointed his handgun in the same direction."