Dictionary

blundersome en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English blunder Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English blundersome From blunder + -some.

Meanings

1. Apt or prone to cause blunders; troublesome; difficult; problematic.
   • Laborious experiment to discover the facts about our environment is wearisome to all but a persistent few. Surely all this blundersome experimenting can be by-passed by some more direct route to the heart of nature? 2014, Eric Temple Bell, The Magic of Numbers - Page 76:
   • He had serious doubts that the person behind it, which he assumed was Varik, would be so crass and blundersome if he wanted to seriously threaten Marcus' existence. 2014, Al K. Line, Orientation: The Commorancy Book 1 - Page 215:
   • The disciples were proud, blundersome, quick tempered, forgetful, easily provoked to jealousy, sensitive, and often given to discouragement; but Jesus never condemned or scolded them. 2007, Edward John Carnell, A Philosophy of the Christian Religion - Page 436:
2. Characterised or marked by blunders or mistakes; messed-up.
   • We open with the girl, born premature and blundersome (asthmatic, pigeon-toes, a crooked nose)—hardly the cynosure her genes could've produced. 2011, Caki Wilkinson, Circles where the Head Should be: Poems - Page 21:
   • She could not scold the Idiot whatever blundersome thing he did; her compassion for him was limitless to encompass his lack of intelligence. 1992, Byron Herbert Reece, Better a Dinner of Herbs - Page 181:

Forms

Synonyms

blundery · blundery · blunderous · blunderful