Bumbling (Adjective)
Meaning
Lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The bumbling repairman dropped his tools more often than he used them.
- As a child, I was always a bit of a bumbling dancer, tripping over my own feet on stage.
- After watching the new intern try to assemble a piece of furniture, it was clear he was a bumbling novice with tools.
- Despite being a professional musician, his bumbling stage presence often detracted from the beauty of his music.
- The coach's bumbling attempt to draw up a game-winning play ended in disaster when the opposing team intercepted the ball.