Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fumblesome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fum-ble-some
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Marked or characterised by fumbling; clumsy; awkward

Example Sentences

"Religions exist to explain the world, but then, in my fumblesome way, so do I."

Etymology

From fumble + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: fumble

Inflected Forms

more fumblesome (comparative) most fumblesome (superlative)

Questions

What does fumblesome mean?: Marked or characterised by fumbling; clumsy; awkward
Where does fumblesome come from?: From fumble + -some.

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