bungled

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She pointed in triumph to the stacks of missives on the writing-table It's I who bungled, the other day, when I suggested your giving Mrs Polsue a duplicate list of the names and addresses.

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  1. performed poorly or inadequately; as, a bungled job; the Watergate scandal started with a bungled burglary.

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  1. spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness

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  • I don't get it at all You bungled," Doc told him, "smack into the middle of a pirate-catching scheme Doc Savage sketched briefly--and Brenda and Pete immediately realized he must be skipping an enormous amount of detail--the scattered developments which had gradually gathered and funneled themselves into the present tense situation. —  158 - Five Fathoms Dead
  • Yeah the album was totally bungled, but Bossy was the right lead single, at least in the US.
  • Quite early on we said the story seemed like a bungled translation —  Dealbreaker
  • It has also faced severe criticism for the bungled handling of the Mumbai terror attack in November, when 10 gunmen rampaged through the city for three days, killing 164 people. —  Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World Telegraph
  • It also has faced criticism for the bungled handling of the Mumbai terror attack in November, when 10 gunmen rampaged through the city for three days, killing 164 people.
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