In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Hebumbledalong from one subject to another.
From the
Hansard archive
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Severely nearsighted, she stumbled andbumbledwhen she most wanted to be graceful.
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Wikipedia
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