blunderingly
- adverb
- /ˈblʌndərɪŋli/
:
torpemente
- She blunderingly knocked over the stack of books while trying to reach for one.
Examples
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Juvenile delinquency is reported widely where children are blunderingly acquiring American ways apart from the parents' direction.
Academic text (1991) -
In the absence of such a vision, the old assumptions remain blunderingly in force, dangerously inadequate to the challenges we all face.
Academic text (1993) -
He blunderingly tripped over his own feet during the dance performance.
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The team blunderingly lost the game due to a series of careless mistakes.
Synonyms
354
1.4
In a way that is not planned and happens by mistake
68
5.2
Without meaning to do something
55
3.1
In a wrong way because someone made an error
32
3.4
Without meaning to
20
1.0
In a way that you do something without thinking or paying attention
4
6.6
In a careless way without proper care or attention
1
8.0
In a wrong or wandering way that strays from what is expected
1
7.0
In a careless way that ignores danger
In a clumsy, hesitant way when someone moves or speaks
In a careless way that makes mistakes and causes problems
In a wrong or broken way
Antonyms
How Clumsy
Surface Forms
Morphology
blunderingly = blundering (transparent) = blunder + ing + ly
The adverb is formed regularly from the adjective 'blundering' with '-ly'.
Etymology
Blunderingly comes from blunder, a word that long ago meant 'to shut the eyes' or act as if 'blind'. So to do something blunderingly is to act clumsily or carelessly, making mistakes as if you cannot see what you are doing.