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stumblingly

stumblingly adverb: in a stumbling way; unsteadily, haltingly.

Adverb

stumblingly (comparative more stumblingly, superlative most stumblingly)

  1. In a stumbling way; unsteadily, haltingly.

Forms of stumblingly

comparativemore stumblingly
superlativemost stumblingly

Origin of stumblingly

From stumbling + -ly.

Questions about stumblingly

What does stumblingly mean?
Stumblingly means in a stumbling way; unsteadily, haltingly.
What part of speech is stumblingly?
Stumblingly is an adverb.

Words near stumblingly in the dictionary

  1. stumbling-blocks
  2. stumbling-stone
  3. stumbling-stones
  4. stumblingblock
  5. stumblingblocks
  6. stumblingly
  7. stumblings
  8. stumblingstone
  9. stumblingstones
  10. stumbly
  11. Stumbo

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