lummoxy

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a lummox; awkward, ungainly, or inept.

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Meanings

adjectivelummoxy (comparative more lummoxy, superlative most lummoxy)

comparative more lummoxy · superlative most lummoxy

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a lummox; awkward, ungainly, or inept.

    Perhaps more surprising from the director of Oppenheimer, Damon’s lummoxy Odysseus also seems to lack technological intelligence (polymēchania).

    2026, Emily Wilson, “An Uncomplicated Man”, in London Review of Books, volume 48, number 14

    Synonyms: awkward, clumsy, ungainly, inept

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveResembling or characteristic of a lummox; awkward, ungainly, or inept.

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awkwardclumsyungainlyinept

Origin

From lummox + (adjectival suffix) -y

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APA

lummoxy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lummoxy

MLA

“lummoxy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lummoxy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lummoxy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lummoxy.

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