Klugy

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of kludgy. alt-of, alternative

    "There is a klugy way around this problem, but it won’t work with justified text, and you have to indent the first line of every paragraph."

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"There is a klugy way around this problem, but it won’t work with justified text, and you have to indent the first line of every paragraph."

Etymology

From kluge + -y.

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