adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An act of incompetence or ineptitude.

   "Your bungling nearly cost us our jobs."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of bungle form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   Incompetent or inept.

   "Harry made a bungling attempt to catch the ball."

Adjective

1. 1
   lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands wordnet
2. 2
   showing lack of skill or aptitude wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

butterfingeredall thumbsamateurartlessawkwardbad

Antonyms

All antonyms

skilledtight

Example

More examples

"Anything worth doing is worth bungling."

Etymology

From the verb bungle.

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