bumbling
bumbling · more bumbling · most bumbling
Acting in a confused or ineffectual wayActing in a confused or ineffectual way; incompetent or inept; showing little or no skill.
US/bˈʌmbəlɪŋ/
Meaning
1 sensesActing in a confused or ineffectual way; incompetent or inept; showing little or no skill.
a bumbling fool
More definitions
- lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
Translations
1 languagesForms
more bumbling, most bumbling| Comparative | more bumbling Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most bumbling Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands:bunglingbutterfingeredham-fistedham-handedhandlessleft-handed
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedbumblingly
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.