bungle
bungle definition
bun·gle (buŋ′gəl)
transitive verb bungled -·gled, bungling -·gling
to spoil by clumsy work or action; botch
Etymology: < ? Swed bangla, to work ineffectually
intransitive verb
to do or make things badly or clumsily
noun
- a bungling, or clumsy, act
- a bungled piece of work
Related Forms:
- bungler bun′·gler noun
- bunglingly bun′·glingly adverb
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