Dictionary

bunglesome en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• bŭŋ'gəlsəm
• /ˈbʌŋɡəlsəm/

Etymology

Etymology tree English bungle Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English bunglesome From bungle + -some.

Meanings

1. Characterised or marked by bungling; ungainly; awkward; incompetent.
   • These combined odours somewhat dispersed Dan's gloom when he came back in squeaky Sunday shoes and a bunglesome cut-away coat. 2013, Willa Cather, One of Ours:
   • They were quite bunglesome working together initially, and she didn't understand why. Sometimes she felt uncomfortable. 2008, Ericka Courtney, The Gentle Rapist:
   • Furthermore, though there are those who complain of official France, the bunglesome administration, the interminable red tape, I was not one of those who suffered any great inconvenience from these obstacles to progress. 2012, Burris Jenkins, Facing The Hindenburg Line:

Forms