bungling
/ˈbʌŋɡlɪŋ/
adjective
- Making many mistakes; clumsy or incompetent in doing something.
- The movie's villain is a bungling fool who can't do anything right.
- The bungling thief left his wallet at the crime scene.
- A bungling repairman made the leak even worse.
Synonyms
noun
- The act of making mistakes or handling something clumsily.
- We laughed at the comedian's deliberate bungling of simple tasks.
- The chef's bungling in the kitchen resulted in a burnt dinner.
- His bungling of the project cost the company thousands of dollars.