fumbly

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adjective

Fumbling; clumsy; awkward.

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Meanings

adjectivefumbly (comparative fumblier, superlative fumbliest)

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

Origin

From fumble + -y.

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APA

fumbly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fumbly

MLA

“fumbly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fumbly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fumbly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fumbly.

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