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flounderingly

flounderingly adverb: in a floundering manner; with awkward struggles.

Adverb

flounderingly (comparative more flounderingly, superlative most flounderingly)

  1. In a floundering manner; with awkward struggles.

Forms of flounderingly

comparativemore flounderingly
superlativemost flounderingly

Origin of flounderingly

From floundering + -ly.

Questions about flounderingly

What does flounderingly mean?
Flounderingly means in a floundering manner; with awkward struggles.
What part of speech is flounderingly?
Flounderingly is an adverb.

Words near flounderingly in the dictionary

  1. flounder
  2. floundered
  3. flounderer
  4. flounderers
  5. floundering
  6. flounderingly
  7. flounderings
  8. flounderish
  9. flounderlike
  10. flounderling
  11. flounderlings

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