bum´bling|ly

bum´bling|ly
bum|bling «BUHM blihng», adjective.
1. marked by or subject to blundering and awkward ways, inept: »

The bumbling old porter dropped the luggage.

2. filled with self-importance; officious.
[present participle of bumble act with confusion; reinforced by Bumble, the beadle in Dickens' Oliver Twist]
bum´bling|ly, adverb.

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