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bungling
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bungling \Bun"gling\, a.
Unskillful; awkward; clumsy; as, a bungling workman. --Swift.
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They make but bungling work. --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
