Word of the week

Published October 1, 2016

Words are very powerful — so become empowered by enhancing your vocabulary!

Kludgy

Adjective (informal, chiefly Computing)

Definition: Awkwardly or inelegantly made or done.

Examples: “You can copy files over a network using slightly kludgy onscreen menus.”

“Adobe acknowledged the fix is complicated and somewhat kludgy, but it does get designers back up and running.”

“Back then, Windows 3.1 was a kludgey, moth-eaten curtain hung in front of DOS.”

“It may just be that we’re not comfortable with it yet, but the browsing is kind of kludgy.”

Published in Dawn, Business & Finance weekly, October 1st, 2016

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