kludgyadj.

Brit.

/ˈklʌdʒi/,

/ˈkluːdʒi/, U.S.

/ˈkludʒi/

Forms: 1900s– cludgey, 1900s– cludgy, 1900s– kludgey, 1900s– kludgy, 1900s– klugy.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: kludge n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < kludge n. + -y suffix¹.

slang (chiefly Computing).

Made or designed in an awkward, makeshift, or haphazard manner; inelegant; not user-friendly.

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society > computing and information technology > [adjective] > relating to user interface > easy to use > not

kludgy1970

unfriendly1981

user-unfriendly1981

user-hostile1982

1970 L. Uhr Flexible Ling. Pattern Recognition (Univ. Wisconsin Computer Sci. Dept. Techn. Rep. 103) 40 They seem to be rather kludgey systems, hard to code and refine.

1971 Electronic Equipm. Engin. Jan. 42/2 This arrangement looks good but it's a bit klugy so the set-up procedure is slow.

1984 PC 13 Nov. 131/2 This design is a kludgy way to handle RAM.

1992 Personal Computer World Feb. 269/3 After using a number of Windows-based programs DOS feels kludgy.

2010 Atlantic Monthly July 80/1 People will be more likely to pay for consumer-friendly apps..than they are to subscribe to the same old kludgy Web site they have been using freely for years.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kludgy
释义	kludgyadj. Brit. /ˈklʌdʒi/, /ˈkluːdʒi/, U.S. /ˈkludʒi/ Forms: 1900s– cludgey, 1900s– cludgy, 1900s– kludgey, 1900s– kludgy, 1900s– klugy. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: kludge n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < kludge n. + -y suffix¹. slang (chiefly Computing). Made or designed in an awkward, makeshift, or haphazard manner; inelegant; not user-friendly. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > [adjective] > relating to user interface > easy to use > not kludgy1970 unfriendly1981 user-unfriendly1981 user-hostile1982 1970 L. Uhr Flexible Ling. Pattern Recognition (Univ. Wisconsin Computer Sci. Dept. Techn. Rep. 103) 40 They seem to be rather kludgey systems, hard to code and refine. 1971 Electronic Equipm. Engin. Jan. 42/2 This arrangement looks good but it's a bit klugy so the set-up procedure is slow. 1984 PC 13 Nov. 131/2 This design is a kludgy way to handle RAM. 1992 Personal Computer World Feb. 269/3 After using a number of Windows-based programs DOS feels kludgy. 2010 Atlantic Monthly July 80/1 People will be more likely to pay for consumer-friendly apps..than they are to subscribe to the same old kludgy Web site they have been using freely for years. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1970
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