English Explanatory Dictionary

elbowy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Tall and awkward. (of a person’s body)
  2. Awkward; especially, involving the awkward protrusion of the elbows. (of a person’s movement)
  3. Having bends that resemble elbows. (of a tree or branches)
  4. Angular in an awkward way. (of a built structure)

Word forms

elbowy more elbowy most elbowy

Etymology

From elbow + -y.

Synonyms

gangly
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