bungling

Other forms: bunglingly

Definitions of bungling
  1. adjective
    lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
    “a bungling performance”
    synonyms: bumbling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed
    maladroit
    not adroit
  2. adjective
    showing lack of skill or aptitude
    “a bungling workman”
    synonyms: clumsy, fumbling, incompetent
    unskilled
    not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency
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