Cloddiest

/ˈklɑːdiəst/ adjective

Definition

The most lumpy and soil-filled, or the most stupid and slow-witted; the superlative form of cloddy.

Etymology

From 'cloddy' (full of clods or lumps of earth), which comes from Middle English 'clod' meaning a lump of earth or clay. The suffix '-iest' creates the superlative form. Originally referred to physical soil quality but evolved to describe dull-minded people.

Kelly Says

English speakers used soil-related insults centuries ago—calling someone 'cloddiest' was like saying their brain was as thick and lumpy as unworked farmland! This brilliant metaphor shows how agricultural societies shaped their vocabulary for describing stupidity.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በጣም አይደለም
be-tam ay-de-lem
ARالعربية
أكثر قلة حيلة
akthar qal-la hi-lay-ah
BNবাংলা
সবচেয়ে বোক
so-bo-che-ye bo-k
CACatalà
més torpe
més tor-peh
CSČeština
nejhrubší
nej-hrub-shee
DADansk
mest klumpede
mest klum-peh-deh
DEDeutsch
am klumsigste
am klum-si-gste
ELΕλληνικά
το πιο άστοχο
to phee-o as-toh-ko
ESEspañol
más torpe
mas tor-peh
FAفارسی
بیشترین احمق
bi-shee-trin a-h-maq
FISuomi
korkeammalla
kor-kea-mmalla
FRFrançais
le plus maladroit
luh ploo ma-la-dwa
GUGU
સૌથી કુશળ
sau-thi kus-hul
HAHA
kamar-da-kamar
ka-mar-da-ka-mar
HEעברית
הבלתי-חכם ביותר
ha-bleh-tee-kha-cham ve-ha-dor
HIहिन्दी
सबसे मूर्ख
sabse moor-kh
HUMagyar
legdurvább
leg-doo-ra-v
IDBahasa Indonesia
paling bebal
pa-ling be-bal
IGIG
kachaa kachaa
ka-chaa ka-chaa
ITItaliano
più goffo
ploo gof-fo
JA日本語
最もぎこちない
Mottomo gi-ko-chi-nai
KKKK
ең кәсіпсіз
en ka-si-p-siz
KMKM
ច្រើនបំផុត
chreu-n-bom-phut
KO한국어
가장 어색한
ga-jan eo-saek-han
MRMR
सर्वात अयोग्य
sar-va-at a-yog-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
paling bodoh
pa-ling bo-doh
MYမြန်မာ
အကြီးဆုံး ကွဲ
a-kree-sone kweh
NLNederlands
klunzigst
kluun-zigst
NONorsk
mest klumpete
mest klum-peh-teh
PAPA
ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਬੇ-ਆਦ
sabh ton beh-aad
PLPolski
najbardziej niezgrabny
na-zje-bo-re-zu nie-zgrab-ny
PTPortuguês
mais desajeitado
mais deh-sah-zhay-ah-doh
RORomână
cel mai încurcat
cel mai in-kur-kat
RUРусский
самый неуклюжий
sam-y ne-uk-ly-zhiy
SVSvenska
mest klumpig
mest klump-ig
SWKiswahili
mwenyewe wengi
mwen-ye-we wen-gi
TAதமிழ்
அதிகமாக மோசமான
a-dhi-ka-ma-ga mo-sa-ma-an
TEతెలుగు
కేవలం దుర్మార్గం
ke-va-lam du-rma-ar-gam
THไทย
หยาบที่สุด
yaab tee-sut
TLTL
pinaka-mangmang
pi-na-ka-man-mang
TRTürkçe
en beceriksiz
en beh-cheh-ri-siz
UKУкраїнська
найнедореченіший
naj-ne-do-re-chen-i-shey
URاردو
سب سے بے وقوف
sab se be-wa-qoof
VITiếng Việt
v clumsy nhất
v clumsy nhất
YOYO
ti oju oju
ti o-ju o-ju
ZH中文
最笨拙的
zuì bèn zhuō de
ZUZU
ingakumbi
in-ga-kum-bi

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