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bun⋅gle

   [buhng-guhl]
verb, -gled, -gling, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to do clumsily and awkwardly; botch: He bungled the job.
–verb (used without object)
2. to perform or work clumsily or inadequately: He is a fool who bungles consistently.
–noun
3. a bungling performance.
4. that which has been done clumsily or inadequately.
Origin:
1520–30; of uncert. orig.
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bun·gle     (bŭng'gəl)  Pronunciation Key 
v.   bun·gled, bun·gling, bun·gles

v.   intr.
To work or act ineptly or inefficiently.
v.   tr.
To handle badly; botch. See Synonyms at botch.
n.   A clumsy or inept performance; a botch: made a bungle of the case due to inexperience.

[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]
bun'gler n., bun'gling·ly adv.
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bungled

adjective
spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness; "a bungled job" 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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