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bunglesome

American  
[buhng-guhl-suhm] / ˈbʌŋ gəl səm /

adjective

  1. clumsy or awkward.


Etymology

Origin of bunglesome

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; bungle + -some 1

Example Sentences

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Dr. Cook reached the Pole, I doubt Peary, his observations bear the stamp of inexcusable inaccuracy and bunglesome carelessness.

From My Attainment of the Pole by Cook, Frederick A.

These combined odours somewhat dispersed Dan's gloom when he came back in squeaky Sunday shoes and a bunglesome cut-away coat.

From One of Ours by Cather, Willa Sibert

The strips of gunny sacking which he had refused because they looked bunglesome he could see now were an immense protection against cold and wet.

From The Man from the Bitter Roots by Lockhart, Caroline

But this sheet is going to be rather bunglesome.

From Michael O'Halloran by Stratton-Porter, Gene

If the training of the bowels and bladder will replace the245 diapers with drawers, the baby will attempt to walk sooner than when encumbered with a bunglesome bunch of diaper between the thighs.

From The Mother and Her Child by Sadler, William S.