elbowy

English

adj

Definitions

(of a person’s body) Tall and awkward.
(of a person’s movement) Awkward; especially, involving the awkward protrusion of the elbows.
(of a tree or branches) Having bends that resemble elbows.
(of a built structure) Angular in an awkward way.

Etymology

Suffix from English elbow.

Origin

English

elbow

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Elbowgate English
bow English
elbow English
elbower English
elbowful English
elbowless English
elbowlike English
elbowroom English
ell English
elbowe Middle English