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In some senses, flounderish is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
flounderish
adj 2
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4ADJ.
big
VERB + FLOUNDERISH
bit, feeling
FLOUNDERISH + NOUN
feet
PREP.
up
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adj
1
that flounders; that moves with awkward struggles
The readers were expecting things to be a little more direct, and so they're probably feeling a bit flounderish.
"With those precious burdens hanging before them and that walk of theirs, to say nothing of the flounderish feet, they made one think of three giant chickens just home from fishing with the catch of the day."
2
(of a speech) moving from topic to topic, not focused
I had a big flounderish diatribe written up, but this isn't the place for it.
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The readers were expecting things to be a little more direct, and so they're probably feeling a bit flounderish.
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"With those precious burdens hanging before them and that walk of theirs, to say nothing of the flounderish feet, they made one think of three giant chickens just home from fishing with the catch of t
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I had a big flounderish diatribe written up, but this isn't the place for it.
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