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unintuitive

  • a word derived from intuitive.
    intuitive
    adjective
    perceiving directly by intuition without rational thought, as a person or the mind.

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When you’re getting out of an Uber, Tesla’s unintuitive door handle can embarrass you.

From Slate Sep. 28, 2025

To get around this commonsense conclusion, Thomas redefined the words “inadequate or ineffective” to mean something weirdly specific and unintuitive.

From Slate Jun. 26, 2023

I have to appreciate the unintuitive spelling of both Dyanne and Izaak’s names.

From New York Times Jun. 12, 2023

The 2023 ID.4 gets a 12-inch touchscreen as standard, which also looks impressive but is somewhat unintuitive with its controls and menu layout.

From Seattle Times Sep. 14, 2022

The name cat for the former operation is just as unintuitive as, say, LISP's cdr.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele