Heath Robinsonesque en · ADJ
Etymology
From Heath Robinson + -esque.
Meanings
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Ingenious, and often complex, but absurdly impractical or even useless.
Putting it all together: the cassette’s been run through a labelling machine, and now this Heath Robinsonesque device adds the inlay and the box in one swift operation, taking about three seconds for each cassette.
1987, Barnaby Page, How to copy half a million cassettes (in Crash magazine issue 47, December 1987)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more Heath Robinsonesque | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most Heath Robinsonesque | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |