Bungled

adj, verb

adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of bungle form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Incompetently performed; ruined through incompetent action; botched up.

    "There was a whiff of farce about Southampton’s second goal too, as, six minutes later, a bungled Sunderland pass ricocheted off Will Buckley’s backside to the feet of Dusan Tadic."

Adjective
  1. 1
    spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness wordnet

Example

More examples

"Yanni died in a bungled burglary."

Etymology

From bungle + -ed.

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