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throughother

throughother adjective: untidy, disorganised.

Adjective

throughother (comparative more throughother, superlative most throughother)

  1. (Ireland, dialectal) untidy, disorganised

Forms of throughother

comparativemore throughother
superlativemost throughother

Origin of throughother

Probably from Irish. However, it has parallels in both Goidelic (e.g. Irish trína chéile) and Germanic (e.g. Scots throuither, German durcheinander).

Questions about throughother

What does throughother mean?
Throughother means untidy, disorganised.
What part of speech is throughother?
Throughother is an adjective.

Words near throughother in the dictionary

  1. throughlanes
  2. throughline
  3. throughlines
  4. throughly
  5. throughness
  6. throughother
  7. throughout
  8. throughoutness
  9. throughput
  10. throughputs
  11. throughs

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