Lumberly

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Clumsy, cumbrous.

    "A thoughtful looking Pelican comes flapping along […] and with a lumberly struggle of wings, touching the waves with his feet for a short distance, he is off, carrying an important air, as though he had remarkably pressing business in hand."

Synonyms

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lumbersome

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"A thoughtful looking Pelican comes flapping along […] and with a lumberly struggle of wings, touching the waves with his feet for a short distance, he is off, carrying an important air, as though he had remarkably pressing business in hand."

Etymology

From lumber + -ly.

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