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bungled

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bun·gle  (bnggl)
v. bun·gled, bun·gling, bun·gles
v.intr.
To work or act ineptly or inefficiently.
v.tr.
To handle badly; botch. See Synonyms at botch.
n.
A clumsy or inept performance; a botch: made a bungle of the case due to inexperience.
[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]
bungler n.
bungling·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.bungled - spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness; "a bungled job"
botched
unskilled - not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency; "unskilled in the art of rhetoric"; "an enthusiastic but unskillful mountain climber"; "unskilled labor"; "workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities"; "unskilled workmanship"
Translations
bungled [ˈbʌŋgld] ADJ a bungled job → una chapuza
a bungled operation → una operación mal ejecutada
bungled [ˈbʌŋgld] adj it is a bungled job → è un lavoro raffazzonato


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"The fool may have bungled it," Lady Carey said thoughtfully.
The Yellow Crayon by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
Sometimes he was not displeased with his drawings, but they always bungled them in the execution.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
George did his part all right, but it was new work to Harris, and he bungled it.
Three Men In A Boat (To Say Nothing Of The Dog) by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context
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