Fumblingly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a fumbling manner; while fumbling.

    "Fumblingly she groped and groped, till the burning blood gushed from her nose and mouth; then, mercifully, her tired senses swooned, and she fell with her head resting on the tree."

Example

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"Fumblingly she groped and groped, till the burning blood gushed from her nose and mouth; then, mercifully, her tired senses swooned, and she fell with her head resting on the tree."

Etymology

From fumbling + -ly.

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