Where does “bungling” come from?
Bungling is the present participle of bungle, an English verb of uncertain origin whose earliest sense involved clumsy or incompetent action.
bungling (English): Incompetent or inept; An act of incompetence or...
Definitions
- Incompetent or inept; An act of incompetence or...
Ancestry of “bungling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bungle | To botch up, bumble or incompetently perform a... |
Words derived from “bungling”