Bun·gle v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bungled p. pr. & vb. n. Bungling ] To act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner.
Bun·gling a. Unskillful; awkward; clumsy; as, a bungling workman.
They make but bungling work. --Dryden.
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bungling
adj 1: showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman";
"did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a
shelf" [syn: clumsy, fumbling, incompetent]
2: not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands;
"a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance";
"ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely
empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor
creature"- Mary H. Vorse [syn: bumbling, butterfingered,
ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed]