Bungled

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bungle \Bun"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bungled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Bungling}.] [Prob. a diminutive from, akin to bang; cf.
     Prov. G. bungen to beat, bang, OSw. bunga. See {Bang}.]
     To act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  bungled \bungled\ adj.
     performed poorly or inadequately; as, a bungled job; the
     Watergate scandal started with a bungled burglary.
  
     Syn: botched, goofed up.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bungled
       adj : spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness; "a bungled job"
             [syn: {botched}]