1. resembling or having the characteristics of a clump; grouped or clustered together in a dense, irregular mass
Usage: informal; often used in descriptive or technical contexts

Examples

• The soil had a clumplike texture after the heavy rain.
• The bacteria formed clumplike colonies under the microscope.
• Her hair dried in clumplike sections.
• The clumplike arrangement of trees created natural barriers in the forest.
• The paint dried in clumplike patterns on the canvas.
• The clumplike growth of weeds took over the garden bed.