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HIPSHOT
Etymology
Adjective
hipshot (comparative more hipshot, superlative most hipshot)
Having a dislocated hip.
(dated) Clumsy, awkward.
(US, colloquial) Standing with one hip lower than the other.
Adverb
hipshot (comparative more hipshot, superlative most hipshot)
With one hip lower than the other.
Source: Wiktionary
Hip"shot`, a. Etym: [Hip + shot.]
Definition: Having the hip dislocated; hence, having one hip lower than the other. L'Estrange.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNINFORMATIVELY
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”
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