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Meaning of Heath Robinsonesque | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Ingenious, and often complex, but absurdly impractical or even useless.

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Heath Robinsonian heathclad Heathcliffian heathen heathener heathenest

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