blunderingly
In bumbling fashion
In a clumsy, error-prone manner—stumbling through something without grace or competence: He blunderingly attempted to apologize, making things worse with each word.
The adverb suggests not just making mistakes but making them conspicuously, often while trying to proceed anyway.
In a clumsy manner
- botchingDoing something poorly
- fumblingClumsy, uncoordinated handling
- amateurishlyIn unskilled manner
- ineptlyLacking competence or grace
unskillfully · ineffectually · haplessly · inexpertly · unprofessionally · sloppily · carelessly · haphazardly
Clumsy, uncoordinated handling
- bumblingClumsily incompetent
- stumblingWalking clumsily, almost falling
- lumberingMoving heavily and awkwardly
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
clumsily · awkwardly · gawkily · ham-handedly · heavy-handedly · oafishly · maladroitly · inelegantly
Without paying attention
- thoughtlesslyWithout care or reflection
- carelesslyWithout due attention
- rashlyWithout careful thought
- imprudentlyWithout good judgment
negligently · unthinkingly · inadvertently · incautiously · blindly · foolhardily · hastily · precipitately
bunglingly
In a clumsy manner
- botchingDoing something poorly
- fumblingClumsy, uncoordinated handling
- amateurishlyIn unskilled manner
ineptly · unskillfully · ineffectually · haplessly · inexpertly · unprofessionally · sloppily · carelessly · haphazardly · ham-fistedly
fumbling
Clumsy, uncoordinated handling
- bumblingClumsily incompetent
- stumblingWalking clumsily, almost falling
- lumberingMoving heavily and awkwardly
ungainly · clumsily · awkwardly · gawkily · ham-handedly · heavy-handedly · oafishly · maladroitly · inelegantly · gracelessly
heedlessly
Without paying attention
- thoughtlesslyWithout care or reflection
- carelesslyWithout due attention
- rashlyWithout careful thought
imprudently · negligently · unthinkingly · inadvertently · incautiously · blindly · foolhardily · hastily · precipitately · unmindfully
blunderinglydeftly
With nimble precision
skillfully · expertly · adeptly · ably · competently
blunderinglycarefully
With deliberate attention
deliberately · methodically · precisely · meticulously · calculatedly