Thumby
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈθʌmi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Thumby is a noun meaning Clumsy, awkward, maladroit, not dextrous, all thumbs.
Meaning
Clumsy, awkward, maladroit, not dextrous, all thumbs.
More Meanings
- Dirtied by thumb marks.
- (slang) A little thumb; diminutive term for thumb.
Example Sentences
The box was set down, the stiff buckles of its mildewed straps tackled by a dozen thumby hands, the lid hurled back.
"Well, I don't tease anybody but the men. I don't tease father or mother or you,—but men are fair game; they are such thumby, blundering creatures, and we can confuse them so."
He would distinguish, too, between a library and a news-room, and would find no great attraction in the prospect of supplying the national youth with free but thumby copies of the sixpenny magazines.
Some people are handy, but I am (no other word fits) thumby. The handy learn to master each moder machine as soon as it hits the market. The thumby never graduate beyond the self-service island at the gas station.
Word Forms
- thumbies
- thumbier
- thumbiest
Synonyms for thumby
Depending on context, synonyms include pollex, thumb.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include thumbkin, thumber, thumb, thimble, thumbikins, thumbies.
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