bungler
gəl 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.
Origin:
1520–30; of uncertain origin
1520–30; of uncertain origin
Related forms
bun·gler, noun
bun·gling·ly, adverb
un·bun·gling, adjective
Synonyms
1. mismanage, muddle, spoil, ruin; foul up.
1. mismanage, muddle, spoil, ruin; foul up.
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bungle (ˈbʌŋɡəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to spoil (an operation) through clumsiness, incompetence, etc; botch |
| —n | |
| 2. | a clumsy or unsuccessful performance or piece of work; mistake; botch |
| [C16: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare dialect Swedish bangla to work without results] | |
| 'bungler | |
| —n | |
| 'bungling | |
| —adj, —n | |
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Bungler
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| bungle (ˈbʌŋɡəl) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to spoil (an operation) through clumsiness, incompetence, etc; botch |
| —n | |
| 2. | a clumsy or unsuccessful performance or piece of work; mistake; botch |
| [C16: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare dialect Swedish bangla to work without results] | |
| 'bungler | |
| —n | |
| 'bungling | |
| —adj, —n | |
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Word Origin & History
bungle
1520s, origin obscure, perhaps a mix of boggle and bumble, or more likely from a Scandinavian word akin to Swed. bangla "to work ineffectually," from O.Swed. bunga "to strike" (cf. Ger. Bengel "cudgel," also "rude fellow"). Related: Bungled; bungler; bungling.
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