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Definition of
bumbling adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
bumbling
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈbʌmblɪŋ
/
/
[
only before noun
]
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behaving in an awkward confused way, often making careless mistakes
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