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Lorenya Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Pointy elbow

Hi. I am translating a book and it says, "a gangly pointy-elbowed adolescent" Does it really talk about the physical feature of his elbow or does it have a different meaning?
Thanks in advance.
  

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There is no particular idiomatic meaning. He is very thin, and that makes his elbows seem pointy. It's a physical feature.

— CalifJim

  • There is no particular idiomatic meaning.
  • He is very thin, and that makes his elbows seem pointy.
  • It's a physical feature.
  • CJ
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There is no particular idiomatic meaning. He is very thin, and that makes his elbows seem pointy. It's a physical feature.

CJ
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