Handwavy

//ˈhændˌweɪvi// adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Missing important details or logical steps, perhaps instead appealing to laymen, common sense, tradition, intuition, or examples. informal

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