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bumbling (adj.)

"confused, blundering, awkward," 1886, present-participle adjective from bumble (v.).

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Definitions of bumbling from WordNet

bumbling (adj.)
lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse;
a bumbling mechanic
Synonyms: bungling / butterfingered / ham-fisted / ham-handed / handless / heavy-handed / left-handed
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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