The difference between Pollex and Thumby

When used as nouns, pollex means the thumb, whereas thumby means a little thumb.


Thumby is also adjective with the meaning: clumsy, awkward, maladroit, not dextrous, all thumbs.

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  1. Pollex as a noun:

    The thumb; the first, or preaxial, digit of the forelimb, corresponding to the hallux in the hind limb. In birds, the pollex is the joint which bears the alula or bastard wing.

  1. Thumby as a noun (slang):

    A little thumb;

  1. Thumby as an adjective:

    Clumsy, awkward, maladroit, not dextrous, all thumbs

  2. Thumby as an adjective:

    Dirtied by thumb marks

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