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- Dictionarybungling/ˈbʌŋɡlɪŋ/
noun
- 1. the action or fact of carrying out a task clumsily or incompetently: "he was heavily criticized for his bungling of the case"
adjective
- 1. making or characterized by many clumsy mistakes: "the work of a bungling amateur"
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BUNGLING definition: 1. doing something very badly, in a careless or stupid way: 2. doing something very badly, in a…. Learn more.
adjective. bun· gling ˈbəŋ-g (ə-)liŋ. Synonyms of bungling. : clumsily awkward or inept. a bungling attempt at humor. … her complaints about bungling doctors and mean-spirited nurses …. Michiko Kakutani. bunglingly adverb. a bunglingly inept investigation.
Define bungling. bungling synonyms, bungling pronunciation, bungling translation, English dictionary definition of bungling. v. bun·gled , bun·gling , bun·gles v. tr. To carry out badly or ruin through ineptitude; botch. See Synonyms at botch. v. intr. To work or act ineptly or...
lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands. “a bungling performance”. synonyms: bumbling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed. maladroit. not adroit. adjective. showing lack of skill or aptitude. “a bungling workman”. synonyms: clumsy, fumbling, incompetent.
Definition of bungling adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. (of a task) spoiled through clumsiness or incompetence; botched. noun. 2. the act or result of spoiling something through clumsiness or incompetence. The word bungling is derived from bungle, shown below. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. bungle in British English. (ˈbʌŋɡəl ) verb. 1. (transitive)
noun. An act or acts of incompetence or ineptitude. Your bungling nearly cost us our jobs. Wiktionary. Synonyms: blunderheadedness. Advertisement.
