cloddish
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- cloddishly adverb
- cloddishness noun
Etymology
Origin of cloddish
Example Sentences
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Mitch’s cloddish rejection of her is all the more devastating after all that she has courageously bared to him.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025
That was before the cloddish, obnoxious SUV took over limousine duties.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2016
I was about to say that Simeone’s cloddish rampage was very un-hockey-like, but one hockey coach did stage a charge on the opponent’s locker room this season.
From New York Times • May 25, 2014
“Love distorts things,” the older Joe reflects, looking back with shame on her fixation on the cloddish Jerôme.
From Slate • Mar. 12, 2014
He picked up Fujiko’s bamboo flute, turned it over twice in his hands—small hands for such a thick, cloddish man—then set it on the dining room table.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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