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fumbly

fumbly adjective: fumbling; clumsy; awkward.

Adjective

fumbly (comparative fumblier, superlative fumbliest)

  1. Fumbling; clumsy; awkward.
    • And second, anyone who's afraid something's too hard-⁠-try it anyhow. It worked for me, and I'm one of the fumbliest stitchers around!1999 October 21, Nan Evelyn <wolfies@pacbell.net>, “TW Patterns”, in rec.crafts.textiles.needlework (Usenet), archived from the original on 25 Mar 2026

Forms of fumbly

comparativefumblier
superlativefumbliest

Origin of fumbly

From fumble + -y.

Questions about fumbly

What does fumbly mean?
Fumbly means fumbling; clumsy; awkward.
What part of speech is fumbly?
Fumbly is an adjective.

Words near fumbly in the dictionary

  1. fumbling
  2. fumbling the bag
  3. fumblingly
  4. fumblingness
  5. fumblings
  6. fumbly
  7. fumdiddle
  8. fumdiddles
  9. fume
  10. fume cupboard
  11. fume cupboards

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