Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bumbly

/bˈʌmbli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables
bumbly
IPA
/bˈʌmbli/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

bumbling; inept or clumsy

Etymology

From bumble + -y.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more bumbly (comparative) most bumbly (superlative)

Rhymes With

humbly chumbley crumbley

Questions

How do you pronounce bumbly?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈʌmbli/.
What does bumbly mean?
bumbling; inept or clumsy
Where does bumbly come from?
From bumble + -y.

How to pronounce bumbly

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