- bunglingly
- adverb see bungle
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
bunglingly
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Bunglingly — Bun gling*ly, adv. Clumsily; awkwardly. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bunglingly — See bungler. * * * … Universalium
bunglingly — adverb in a bungling manner … Wiktionary
bunglingly — bun·gling·ly … English syllables
bunglingly — adverb see bungling I … Useful english dictionary
Clean — Clean, adv. 1. Without limitation or remainder; quite; perfectly; wholly; entirely. Domestic broils clean overblown. Shak. Clean contrary. Milton. [1913 Webster] All the people were passed clean over Jordan. Josh. iii. 17. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
goody-goody — good y good y, n. A person who is weakly, sentimentally, or affectedly good; a goody goody person; sometimes used to refer to person who acts with good intentions but who bunglingly does more harm than good. The latter may sometimes be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
goo-goo — goody goody good y good y, n. A person who is weakly, sentimentally, or affectedly good; a goody goody person; sometimes used to refer to person who acts with good intentions but who bunglingly does more harm than good. The latter may sometimes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bungle — verb (bungled; bungling) Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic banga to hammer Date: 1549 intransitive verb to act or work clumsily and awkwardly transitive verb mishandle, botch … New Collegiate Dictionary
bungle — bungler, n. bunglingly, adv. /bung geuhl/, v., bungled, bungling, n. v.t. 1. to do clumsily and awkwardly; botch: He bungled the job. v.i. 2. to perform or work clumsily or inadequately: He is a fool who bungles consistently. n. 3. a bungling… … Universalium
