adj
flounderish
Flounderish (adj) means struggling to move smoothly, in an awkward, floundering way.
adj
1
Struggling to move smoothly, in an awkward, floundering way.
""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.""
— Nancy Bogen, Bagatelle--Guinevere (1995)
"The readers were expecting things to be a little more direct, and so they're probably feeling a bit flounderish."
2
Jumping between subjects without staying on one point, of a speech.
"I had a big flounderish diatribe written up, but this isn't the place for it."
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Etymology
Formed from flounder (“act clumsily (verb)”) and -ish.
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What is the meaning of flounderish?
"flounderish" (adj) means struggling to move smoothly, in an awkward, floundering way.
What is the opposite of flounderish?
Opposites of "flounderish" include methodical, focused.
What are the different meanings of flounderish?
"flounderish" has 2 main meanings: 1. Struggling to move smoothly, in an awkward, floundering way; 2. Jumping between subjects without staying on one point, of a speech.
