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JDLR

JDLR adjective: largely or seemingly free of signs and symptoms, yet nonetheless with some aspect or appearance of illness, especially if ineffably.

Adjective

JDLR (comparative more JDLR, superlative most JDLR)

  1. (informal, clinical presentation) Largely or seemingly free of signs and symptoms, yet nonetheless with some aspect or appearance of illness, especially if ineffably.

Noun

JDLR (uncountable)

  1. strangeness, oddity, weirdness
    • An investigative reporter we know always talks about the JDLR factor— if it Just Doesn't Look Right, it's probably not.2000, Reva Basch, Mary Ellen Bates, Researching Online For Dummies, page 308

Forms of JDLR

comparativemore JDLR
superlativemost JDLR

Origin of JDLR

Abbreviation of (it) just doesn't look right.

Questions about JDLR

What does JDLR mean?
JDLR means largely or seemingly free of signs and symptoms, yet nonetheless with some aspect or appearance of illness, especially if ineffably.
What part of speech is JDLR?
JDLR can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near JDLR in the dictionary

  1. Jdg.
  2. JDI
  3. JDK
  4. JDKs
  5. JDL
  6. JDLR
  7. JDM
  8. JDN
  9. JDP
  10. JDPON
  11. JDrama

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