Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Liable to stumble; given to stumbling.
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- adjective prone to
stumble
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Examples
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This was pretty much the public face of Amy Winehouse that society obsessed over: the zoned out, stoned out girl with streaked mascara eyes, long stumbly bumbly legs, wild hair, an unabashed undoctored nose, and a mouth that was loud and defiant and unrepentant.
Charles Shaw: Chasing Amy: Prohibition & the Infantilization Of Addiction Charles Shaw 2011
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This was pretty much the public face of Amy Winehouse that society obsessed over: the zoned out, stoned out girl with streaked mascara eyes, long stumbly bumbly legs, wild hair, an unabashed undoctored nose, and a mouth that was loud and defiant and unrepentant.
Charles Shaw: Chasing Amy: Prohibition & the Infantilization Of Addiction Charles Shaw 2011
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So she would direct her non-drinking camera guy to get shots of me being all stumbly and hammered.
Archive 2009-06-14 Tyler 2009
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So she would direct her non-drinking camera guy to get shots of me being all stumbly and hammered.
Cops make surprisingly good bartenders Tyler 2009
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This was pretty much the public face of Amy Winehouse that society obsessed over: the zoned out, stoned out girl with streaked mascara eyes, long stumbly bumbly legs, wild hair, an unabashed undoctored nose, and a mouth that was loud and defiant and unrepentant.
Charles Shaw: Chasing Amy: Prohibition & the Infantilization Of Addiction Charles Shaw 2011
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"Dizziness, sinuses swollen, just a little bit stumbly," Cooper told The Coloradoan's Bobby Magill.
Alex Formuzis: Chemical Ag's Flyboys Often Miss the Mark Alex Formuzis 2011
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Too bad nannyism has deprived a host of other kids of the chance to see what hard work and dedication can really mean–stumbly.
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The rules allow state lawmakers to clear up a mishap if they suffered from a momentary case of stumbly fingers or a lapse in attention.
Report: Obama Involved In 1996 Liberal Questionnaire, Despite Campaign's Denials 2009
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Sure, she was a bit stumbly but no worse than many I have seen at the despatch box and even Hague stumbled over his words a couple of times.
Archive 2009-03-01 Mark Reckons 2009
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Sure, she was a bit stumbly but no worse than many I have seen at the despatch box and even Hague stumbled over his words a couple of times.
Am I becoming one of them? Mark Reckons 2009
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