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Definition: BUNGLINGLY

Part of Speech Definition
Adverb 1. Clumsily; awkwardly.[Websters]
2. In a botched manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. In a muddled, tangled or jumbled manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. In a confusing, confounding, addled or puzzled manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. In an awkward or handless manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
6. In a maladroit manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
7. In an incompetent or unskilled manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
8. In a stained or soiled manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
9. In a mangled or mutilated manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
10. Adverbial inflection of the verb-based adjective bungling.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adjective Base
(Bungling)
1. Present participle conjugation of the verb bungle.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(bungle)
1. Make a mess of, destroy or ruin.[Wordnet].
2. Spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly; "I bungled it!".[Wordnet].
3. To act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner.[Websters].
4. To make or mend clumsily; to manage awkwardly; to botch; -- sometimes with up.[Websters].
5. Base verb from the following inflections: bungling, bungled, bungles, bungler, bunglers, bunglingly and bungledly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Bunglingly" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1696. (references)

Specialty Definition: BUNGLINGLY

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Adverb] Clumsily; awkwardly. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

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Definition: BUNGLINGLY

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adverb1. Clumsily; awkwardly.[Websters]
2. In a botched manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. In a muddled, tangled or jumbled manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. In a confusing, confounding, addled or puzzled manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. In an awkward or handless manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
6. In a maladroit manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
7. In an incompetent or unskilled manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
8. In a stained or soiled manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
9. In a mangled or mutilated manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
10. Adverbial inflection of the verb-based adjective bungling.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adjective Base
(Bungling)
1. Present participle conjugation of the verb bungle.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(bungle)
1. Make a mess of, destroy or ruin.[Wordnet].
2. Spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly; "I bungled it!".[Wordnet].
3. To act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner.[Websters].
4. To make or mend clumsily; to manage awkwardly; to botch; -- sometimes with up.[Websters].
5. Base verb from the following inflections: bungling, bungled, bungles, bungler, bunglers, bunglingly and bungledly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "BUNGLINGLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1696. (references)

Specialty Definition: BUNGLINGLY

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Adverb] Clumsily; awkwardly. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Common Expressions: bungle

ExpressionsDefinition
California (Mr. Bungle album)California is a 1999 (see 1999 in music) album by the band Mr. Bungle. (references)
Mr. BungleMr. Bungle was a musical group that fused elements of heavy metal, rock music, ska, free jazz, pop, contemporary art music, and many other musical styles, often within a single track. Mr. Bungle has released three full-length albums. (references)
Mr. Bungle (album)Mr. Bungle is the 1991 (see 1991 in music) self-titled album by Mr. Bungle. Only early pressings title the first song "Travolta", at request of Warner it was renamed to "Quote Unquote" (the name of an unofficial biography of the actor) to avoid legal actions. (references)

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Specialty Expressions: bungle

ExpressionsDomainDefinition
To bungleMultiLingual SlangDutch (klooien). (references)

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Topics by Level of Interest: bungle

Topics sorted by level of InterestLevel (1=low, 600=high)   Topics sorted AlphabeticallyLevel (1=low, 600=high)
Mr. Bungle91   Bungle23
Bungle23   Bungle (Rainbow)6
Mr. Bungle (album)16   Bungle Family5
Bungle in the jungle6   Bungle in the jungle6
Bungle (Rainbow)6   Bungle Shama Rao Dwarakanath5
Bungle Family5   Mr. Bungle91
Bungle Shama Rao Dwarakanath5   Mr. Bungle (album)16
Mr. Bungle Discography4   Mr. Bungle chord4
Mr. Bungle chord4   Mr. Bungle Discography4

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).