Bungling
adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An act of incompetence or ineptitude.
"Your bungling nearly cost us our jobs."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of bungle form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Incompetent or inept.
"Harry made a bungling attempt to catch the ball."
Adjective
- 1 lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands wordnet
- 2 showing lack of skill or aptitude wordnet
Example
More examples"Anything worth doing is worth bungling."
Etymology
From the verb bungle.