bumblesome

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From bumble +‎ -some.

Adjective[edit]

bumblesome (comparative more bumblesome, superlative most bumblesome)

  1. Characterised or marked by bumbling
    • 2015, Douglas Atwill, Husband Memory Pickles:
      Her first name was Earmalinda, which when connected with the Babcock last name was a bumblesome mouthful that brought smiles to most people who heard it.
    • 2016, Rebecca Gowers, Horrible Words:
      By contrast, although the bumblesome act of texting while walking—so often a means of making other pedestrians glumpy— would seem an even better spur for some sort of blended verb, attempts to push walkxting and pedexting have utterly failed; [...]