ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Flounderish

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Flounderish is an adjective meaning that flounders; that moves with awkward struggles.

Meaning

that flounders; that moves with awkward struggles.

More Meanings

  1. (figurative) (of a speech) moving from topic to topic, not focused

Example Sentences

I had a big flounderish diatribe written up, but this isn't the place for it.
The readers were expecting things to be a little more direct, and so they're probably feeling a bit flounderish.
"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."

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include flounderlike, balistiform, flippered, fish-out-of-water, calfish, fishlike.

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