bungling
adjective
bun·gling
ˈbəŋ-g(ə-)liŋ 
: clumsily awkward or inept
a bungling attempt at humor
… her complaints about bungling doctors and mean-spirited nurses …—
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bunglingly
adverb
a bunglingly inept investigation
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First Known Use
1589, in the meaning defined above
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“Bungling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bungling. Accessed 2 Oct. 2023.
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