bungle
bungle is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is bungle.
- What is to act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner called?
- What is to make or mend clumsily; to manage awkwardly; to botch; -- sometimes with up. I always had an idea that it would be bungled. Byron called?
- What is a clumsy or awkward performance; a botch; a gross blunder. Those errors and bungles which are committed. Cudworth called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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