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humpty-dumpty

humpty-dumpty adjective: inferior; weak.

Adjective

humpty-dumpty

  1. (slang) Inferior; weak.
    • a humpty-dumpty team

Noun

humpty-dumpty (plural humpty-dumpties)

  1. (slang) An inferior player.
    Synonyms:
    humpty

Synonyms of humpty-dumpty

Forms of humpty-dumpty

pluralhumpty-dumpties

Questions about humpty-dumpty

What does humpty-dumpty mean?
Humpty-dumpty means inferior; weak.
What part of speech is humpty-dumpty?
Humpty-dumpty can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near humpty-dumpty in the dictionary

  1. Humpty Dumpty word
  2. Humpty Dumpty words
  3. Humpty Dumptyish
  4. Humpty Dumptyism
  5. humpty-dumpties
  6. humpty-dumpty
  7. Humpty-Dumptyish
  8. Humpty-Dumptyism
  9. humpy
  10. HumpyCase
  11. hums

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