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fumblingly

fumblingly adverb: in a fumbling manner; while fumbling.

Adverb

fumblingly (comparative more fumblingly, superlative most fumblingly)

  1. In a fumbling manner; while fumbling.
    • Fumblingly she groped and groped, till the burning blood gushed from her nose and mouth; then, mercifully, her tired senses swooned, and she fell with her head resting on the tree.1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 299

Forms of fumblingly

comparativemore fumblingly
superlativemost fumblingly

Origin of fumblingly

From fumbling + -ly.

Questions about fumblingly

What does fumblingly mean?
Fumblingly means in a fumbling manner; while fumbling.
What part of speech is fumblingly?
Fumblingly is an adverb.

Words near fumblingly in the dictionary

  1. fumblier
  2. fumbliest
  3. fumblin'
  4. fumbling
  5. fumbling the bag
  6. fumblingly
  7. fumblingness
  8. fumblings
  9. fumbly
  10. fumdiddle
  11. fumdiddles

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