bunglesome
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of bunglesome
Example Sentences
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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
Outside of the trio, the work of the gang was bunglesome, calling for many a protest from Uncle Lance,—they had no lady's glance to spur them on,—while ours merited the enthusiastic plaudits of Miss Frances.
From A Texas Matchmaker by Adams, Andy
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.
The simplest orders and directions received from his troop's commander, he either forgot to perform or executed in such a bunglesome manner as to drive Lieutenant Perkins' irritable nature to the verge of hysteria.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908. by Various
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