"bunglesome" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈbʌŋɡəlsəm/ Forms: more bunglesome [comparative], most bunglesome [superlative]
enPR: bŭŋ'gəlsəm Rhymes: -ʌŋɡəlsəm Etymology: From bungle + -some. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bungle|some|pos=adjective}} bungle + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} bunglesome (comparative more bunglesome, superlative most bunglesome)
  1. Characterised or marked by bungling; ungainly; awkward; incompetent
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