bungling

Everyday

1. To bungle is to do a job badly, through clumsiness or lack of skill. tree →
2. Bungling means clumsy and unskilled, making a mess of things. tree →

In the lessons

a clumsy or unskilled person who spoils a job, as in a tale where «bungling» hands bring harm

Examples

• The bungling baker burned the bread. tree →
• I bungled the sum and had to start again. tree →
• A bungling helper can spoil the whole game. tree →

Note

nothing for maths; a bungled sum is simply a wrong answer, with no count changed by the word itself.