bun´gling|ly

bun´gling|ly
bun|gling «BUHNG glihng», noun, adjective.
–n.
unskillful or clumsy work or action.
–adj.
that bungles; showing unskillfulness; clumsy.
bun´gling|ly, adverb.

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