Blundering

Blundering
Blundering Blun"der*ing, a. Characterized by blunders. [1913 Webster]

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  • blundering — index erroneous, inaccurate, inept (incompetent) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • blundering — mid 14c. as an adjective; mid 15c. as a noun, from prp. of BLUNDER (Cf. blunder) (v.). Related: Blunderingly …   Etymology dictionary

  • Blundering — Blunder Blun der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blundered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blundering}.] [OE. blunderen, blondren, to stir, confuse, blunder; perh. allied to blend to mix, to confound by mixture.] 1. To make a gross error or mistake; as, to blunder in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • blundering — blun|der|ing [ˈblʌndərıŋ] adj [only before noun] careless or stupid ▪ You blundering idiot! …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • blundering — adjective (only before noun) careless or stupid: You blundering idiot! What did you do that for? …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • blundering — UK [ˈblʌnd(ə)rɪŋ] / US adjective [only before noun] extremely careless or stupid He s such a blundering idiot! …   English dictionary

  • blundering — 1. noun The act of making a blunder. The captains blunderings led to the loss of the ship. 2. verb Present participle of to blunder …   Wiktionary

  • blundering — blun·der·ing || blÊŒndÉ™rɪŋ adj. clumsy; without care or thought blun·der || blÊŒndÉ™ n. gross error, stupid mistake v. make a stupid mistake; move back and forth in a clumsy manner, move blindly, grope …   English contemporary dictionary

  • blundering — …   Useful english dictionary

  • steveling —  blundering or stumbling in walking. N …   A glossary of provincial and local words used in England

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