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sore-thumbish

Distinct in a way that draws negative attention; out of place; conspicuous.

Etymology:

  • sore thumb + -ish; after the phrase stick out like a sore thumb.
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Many of the serious bits, by contrast, were slow and sore-thumbish, abounding in what the New Yorker used to call cries we doubt ever got cried, like 'that man Robespierre will go far.'

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Submitted on July 10, 2018

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