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dumfungled

/ˈdʌm.fʌŋɡəld/

dumfungled adjective: worn out, or being in a state of exhaustion.

Adjective

dumfungled (comparative more dumfungled, superlative most dumfungled)

  1. (US, regional) Worn out, or being in a state of exhaustion.
    • Naturalists have puzzled themselves until completely dum-fungled at this remarkable freak of nature.1842 May 10, Southport Telegraph, volume 2, number 47, Southport, Wisconsin, →ISSN, →LCCN, page 3, column 1
    • —When the County Commissioners—if they ever do—commence to sift the resolutions on the subject of school taxation, they will no doubt become so “dumfungled” as to cause their friends uneasiness as to their ability to pull through safely.1885 April 4, “Local Items”, in The Baltimore County Union, volume 36, number 14, Towsonton, Maryland, →ISSN, →LCCN, page 3, column 2

Forms of dumfungled

comparativemore dumfungled
superlativemost dumfungled

Origin of dumfungled

Fanciful blend of dumbfounded + bungled.

Questions about dumfungled

What does dumfungled mean?
Dumfungled means worn out, or being in a state of exhaustion.
What part of speech is dumfungled?
Dumfungled is an adjective.
How do you pronounce dumfungled?
Dumfungled is pronounced /ˈdʌm.fʌŋɡəld/.

Words near dumfungled in the dictionary

  1. dumfounding
  2. dumfounds
  3. Dumfries
  4. Dumfries and Galloway
  5. Dumfriesshire
  6. dumfungled
  7. Dumgoyne
  8. Dumi
  9. Dumingag
  10. Dumitra
  11. Dumitrescu

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