Sore-thumbish
adj, slang
adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Distinct in a way that draws negative attention; out of place; conspicuous. idiomatic, informal
"Many of the serious bits, by contrast, were slow and sore-thumbish, abounding in what the New Yorker used to call cries we doubt ever got cried, like 'that man Robespierre will go far.'"
Example
More examples"Many of the serious bits, by contrast, were slow and sore-thumbish, abounding in what the New Yorker used to call cries we doubt ever got cried, like 'that man Robespierre will go far.'"
Etymology
sore thumb + -ish; after the phrase stick out like a sore thumb.
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