Tumbly
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Moving by, or as if, tumbling.
"Chey is thought to function at the flagellar motor to elicit a tumbly behavior (Parkinson, 1977). Mutations in chey result in incessantly smooth-swimming behavior."
- 2 Heaped up in a formless mass; tumbled together.
"I suppose it is unnecessary to stress the importance of color filters in photography. A sunset, a marine view or a tumbly mass of clouds will show the necessity of a set of color filters."
Example
More examples"Chey is thought to function at the flagellar motor to elicit a tumbly behavior (Parkinson, 1977). Mutations in chey result in incessantly smooth-swimming behavior."
Etymology
From tumble + -y.