Blundery
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Characterised or marked by blunders or mistakes; messed up.
"Each day must be recorded and there must be something to record, otherwise days are only days, each one gone forever when a new day comes. It’s nice to forget some awful blundery days, but it’s good to look back and learn not to blunder again."
- 2 Apt or prone to cause blunders; troublesome; difficult; problematic.
"His little Rose was so pretty; she had such a quick appreciation of wit, and was so un-blundery in her gaiety."
- 3 Moving blindly or clumsily; blundering.
"The air is full of wings, / And of blundery beetle-things / That warn you with their whirring and their humming."
Example
More examples"Each day must be recorded and there must be something to record, otherwise days are only days, each one gone forever when a new day comes. It’s nice to forget some awful blundery days, but it’s good to look back and learn not to blunder again."
Etymology
From blunder + -y.
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