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flounderish.

that flounders; that moves with awkward struggles

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. that flounders; that moves with awkward struggles

    The readers were expecting things to be a little more direct, and so they're probably feeling a bit flounderish.
  2. (of a speech) moving from topic to topic, not focused

    figuratively
    I had a big flounderish diatribe written up, but this isn't the place for it.
Where this word comes from

From flounder (“act clumsily (verb)”) + -ish.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.