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doplic

doplic adjective: lacking dexterity; not skilled; clumsy.

Adjective

doplic (comparative more doplic, superlative most doplic)

  1. (US, slang) Lacking dexterity; not skilled; clumsy.
    • That is the third dish I've broken today. I sure am being doplic!
    • I'd never make it as a brain surgeon: I'm too doplic!
    Synonyms:
    doppich, doplich

Synonyms of doplic

Forms of doplic

comparativemore doplic
superlativemost doplic

Origin of doplic

Originated in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, from the older form doppich, from Pennsylvania German doppich, related to German täppisch (“clumsy”).

Questions about doplic

What does doplic mean?
Doplic means lacking dexterity; not skilled; clumsy.
What part of speech is doplic?
Doplic is an adjective.

Words near doplic in the dictionary

  1. doping
  2. doping off
  3. doping out
  4. doping up
  5. dopings
  6. doplic
  7. doplich
  8. Dopp
  9. dopp kit
  10. dopp kits
  11. dopped

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