tinkersome
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tinkersome (comparative more tinkersome, superlative most tinkersome)
- Characterised or marked by tinkering.
- 1910, The Threshermen's Review, volume 19:
- His tinkersome habits and lawlessness, combined with his easy style and good nature, made his threshing jobs few and far between in each neighborhood.
- 1944, MotorBoating, volume 74, number 1:
- Cumbersome and “tinkersome” equipment, where working space and attention are at a premium, becomes in itself a chore.
- 1944, Pacific Fisherman, volume 42:
- Consult your naval architect, boat builder, engine manufacturer and marine supply dealer about these installable, workable, provable marine engineered pumps and you will never go back to cumbersome, tinkersome equipment.