as in clumsy
showing or marked by a lack of skill and tact (as in dealing with a situation)
I refuse to let that bungling incompetent insult me again
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as in fumbling
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
bungled the job the first time she tried to do it
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Amazon’s best-selling soup bowls are made with triple-layered glass that even the clumsiest folks may find hard to break.—
Ashley Zlatopolsky,
Southern Living,
29 Jan. 2025 -
Okay too many clumsy Star Wars references there, but one thing the report also correctly notes is that this would be a rare development where Star Wars recruits a top A-list actor to star in a film.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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What can expect from that visit and just kind of how awkward will things be now after these comments?—
Taylor Wilson,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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In his defense, the Anti-Defamation League tweeted from X that Musk’s gesture seemed to be an awkward expression of enthusiasm.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
24 Jan. 2025
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Schorn says authorities do not believe Patty was killed in a botched robbery.—
Veronica Fulton,
NBC News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Trump tanked the economy with his trade wars and his botched pandemic response.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
14 Jan. 2025
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Fans at Detroit’s Ford Field hadn’t witnessed such hideously inept quarterbacking since Sam Darnold’s appearance 12 days earlier.—
Kevin Cusick,
Twin Cities,
24 Jan. 2025
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In the last days of the Biden presidency, with the media focused on Senate hearings for Donald Trump’s second-term cabinet, now is a good time to recall just how historically inept Joe Biden’s cabinet members have been.—
A. J. Caschetta,
National Review,
19 Jan. 2025
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And the protections shouldn't be such that someone who's incompetent is allowed to stay in a job.—
Mo Rocca,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2025
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The agency found Cardwell was grossly incompetent, but investigators declined to pursue criminal charges.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Bungling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bungling. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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