The difference between Pointling and Thumby
When used as nouns, pointling means a little index finger, whereas thumby means a little thumb.
Thumby is also adjective with the meaning: clumsy, awkward, maladroit, not dextrous, all thumbs.
check bellow for the other definitions of Pointling and Thumby
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Pointling as a noun (archaic, rare):
A little index finger.
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Thumby as a noun (slang):
A little thumb;
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Thumby as an adjective:
Clumsy, awkward, maladroit, not dextrous, all thumbs
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Thumby as an adjective:
Dirtied by thumb marks