cluttersome en · ADJ
Etymology
From clutter + -some.
Meanings
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Characterised or marked by clutter.
[...] anything up to ten papyri may have to be cited for a given reading – this has become too cluttersome.
2001, Martin L. West, Studies in the Text and Transmission of the Iliad:That would only be a cluttersome distraction; instead, visual feedback is limited to indicating which couplers are active.
2014, Jonathan Follett, Designing for Emerging Technologies:Endless repetition of the term "lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals” would be cluttersome.
1996, Mark Hertzog, The Lavender Vote:Of course it's entirely up to you, he said. If you wish to leave your affairs in rotten mishmashy cluttersome disarray . . .
2014, Donald Barthelme, The Dead Father:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more cluttersome | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most cluttersome | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |