bungle

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

BUNG'LE, verb intransitive bung'gl. To perform in a clumsy, awkward manner; as, to bungle in making shoes. BUNG'LE, verb transitive To make or mend clumsily; to both; to manage awkwardly; with up. BUNG'LE, noun A botch; inaccuracy; gross blunder; clumsy performance.
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