Bungling

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Prone to bungle; clumsy: as, “this bungling wretch,”
  • Characterized by clumsiness; botched.
  • Synonyms Ungainly, Uncouth, etc. See awkward.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Unskillful; awkward; clumsy.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. incompetent or inept
  • noun. An act or acts of incompetence or ineptitude.
  • verb. Present participle of bungle.
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  • adjective. showing lack of skill or aptitude
  • adjective. lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
  • Word Usage
    "To assume simple bureaucratic bungling is simply simple-minded."
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    bungle