heath robinson

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Definition of heath robinson in English English dictionary

Used in an attributive manner to describe anything ingenious but absurdly impractical

a Heath Robinson machine, system etc is very complicated in an amusing way but not at all practical (William Heath Robinson (1872-194), English humorous artist who drew pictures of very complicated machines)

Hyphenation

Heath Rob·in·son

Turkish pronunciation

hith räbınsın

Pronunciation

/ˈhēᴛʜ ˈräbənsən/ /ˈhiːθ ˈrɑːbənsən/

Etymology

() From the drawings by William Heath Robinson