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blundery

adj

Etymology

From blunder + -y.

  1. derived from blunda — “to shut the eyes; doze”
  2. derived from blunden — “to stagger; stumble”
  3. derived from blonden
  4. derived from blondren
  5. inherited from blundren
  6. suffixed as blundery — “blunder + y”

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by blunders or mistakes

    Characterised or marked by blunders or mistakes; messed up.

    • With a goal against them, they cracked up and within a few minutes, Kowloon were two up, though it was a blundery sort of lob by Melens which went in, when it might just as easily have been the clean sort of goal one prefers.

  2. Apt or prone to cause blunders

    Apt or prone to cause blunders; troublesome; difficult; problematic.

    • His little Rose was so pretty; she had such a quick appreciation of wit, and was so un-blundery in her gaiety.
    • They’re such . . . blundery people. Sort of like Vancie. All full of words and no sense.

  3. Moving blindly or clumsily

    Moving blindly or clumsily; blundering.

    • The air is full of wings, / And of blundery beetle-things / That warn you with their whirring and their humming.
    • The “field” galloped by me in one-hundredth of a second. I remember the blundery hooves, whips, and tails.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA