Bungled
adj, verb
adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of bungle form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 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 spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness wordnet
Example
More examples"Yanni died in a bungled burglary."
Etymology
From bungle + -ed.
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