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kluggy

kluggy is the alternative form of kludgy.

Meaning of kludgy

Adjective

kludgy (comparative kludgier, superlative kludgiest)

  1. (colloquial) Sloppy, hasty, shoddy, or inelegant.
    • This is kind of a kludgy solution, but it will work for now.

Forms of kluggy

comparativekluggier
superlativekluggiest

Origin of kluggy

From kluge + -y.

Questions about kluggy

What is kluggy the alternative form of?
Kluggy is the alternative form of kludgy.

Words near kluggy in the dictionary

  1. kluges
  2. klugey
  3. klugeyness
  4. kluggier
  5. kluggiest
  6. kluggy
  7. Klugh
  8. Klughs
  9. klugier
  10. klugiest
  11. klugily

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