What does "bungle" mean?
Bungle: To act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner.
Additional senses
- 2.To make or mend clumsily; to manage awkwardly; to botch; -- sometimes with up. I always had an idea that it would be bungled. Byron.
- 3.A clumsy or awkward performance; a botch; a gross blunder. Those errors and bungles which are committed. Cudworth.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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