fumblingly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English fumbling Middle English -ly English -ly English fumblingly From fumbling + -ly.
Meanings
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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.
1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 299:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more fumblingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most fumblingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |