Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fumble-fingered

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: fum-ble-fin-gered
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Clumsy with the hands; liable to drop things frequently.

Example Sentences

""Lies!" said the tallest of the sons of Ivaldi. "I wouldn't trust those fumble-fingered incompetents to shoe a horse.""

Inflected Forms

more fumble-fingered (comparative) most fumble-fingered (superlative)

Questions

What does fumble-fingered mean?: Clumsy with the hands; liable to drop things frequently.

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