bungled en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English bungle Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English bungled From bungle + -ed.
Meanings
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Incompetently performed; ruined through incompetent action; botched up.
There was a whiff of farce about Southampton’s second goal too, as, six minutes later, a bungled Sunderland pass ricocheted off Will Buckley’s backside to the feet of Dusan Tadic.
2014 October 18, Paul Doyle, “Southampton hammer eight past hapless Sunderland in barmy encounter”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 May 2021:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more bungled | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most bungled | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
bg нескопосан (Incompetently performed)