bungled
bungled adjective: incompetently performed; ruined through incompetent action; botched up. Also the simple past and past participle of bungle.
Adjective
bungled (comparative more bungled, superlative most bungled)
- 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...
Also used as
bungled is also the simple past and past participle of bungle.
Forms of bungled
| comparative | more bungled |
|---|---|
| superlative | most bungled |
Origin of bungled
From bungle + -ed.
Questions about bungled
- What does bungled mean?
- Bungled means incompetently performed; ruined through incompetent action; botched up.
- What part of speech is bungled?
- Bungled is an adjective.
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