adjective
- moving or acting in a slow, heavy, clumsy manner; ponderous
adverb
- in a slow, heavy, or clumsy manner
Examples
- The lumberly elephant moved through the forest with surprising gentleness.
- He walked lumberly across the stage, tripping over his own feet.
- The old truck made a lumberly journey up the mountain road.
- She danced lumberly, lacking the coordination of her partner.
- The lumberly giant bent down to fit through the doorway.
- He spoke in a lumberly fashion, pausing between each word.