unintuitive
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7.3
- adjective
- /ˌʌnɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/
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no intuitivo
- For example, the Library of Congress subject headings used to classify stories written by people of color were inconsistent or had naming conventions that were unintuitive.
I don't think I've seen an interface this unintuitive and cluttered.
- I don't think I've seen an interface this unintuitive and cluttered.
- At worst you get the sort of unintuitive labyrinthian menus to dig through.
- To me, that's just as unintuitive as the Epicurean somehow saying that it's not bad if you die, but it is good that you die.
Examples
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I mean seriously, having to reach out to get support because something that should be so simple is so unintuitive.
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I don't think I've seen an interface this unintuitive and cluttered.
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Because if you are not already used to Git, the current commands are pretty unintuitive and hard to learn.
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While this result may seem unintuitive, farm production expenses tend to rise in years of stability or growth, as demand for production inputs increases.
Academic text (2018) -
It should be mentioned that for all the aesthetic appeal here, it is unintuitive.
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But they're still too sloppy and a bit unintuitive to use.
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Git makes simple things hard and has a completely unintuitive CLI.
Blog text (14) -
It is a little unintuitive and tedious, but it's pretty darn rewarding as long as you've got a compatible system.
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I've administered several mailman lists, and I agree that the interface is somewhat lacking, and the security settings are certainly unintuitive.
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Many users found the program's layout unintuitive, making it hard to navigate and use effectively.
Synonyms
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3.2
Hard to understand and makes people feel unsure
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8.8
Difficult or impossible to understand
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7.9
Not what you expect and often seems wrong at first
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6.4
Difficult to understand
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8.2
Not possible to understand or explain
Hard to understand or use because it does not match what people expect
Difficult to understand
Antonyms
How Intuitive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unintuitive is made of un- 'not' and intuitive, from intuition meaning 'a natural feeling or knowing without thinking'. So something unintuitive does not follow that natural feeling and is hard to understand or use.