A bungled job. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used with object) : He bungled the job. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : He is a fool who bungles consistently. From Dictionary.com.
CNN's Jill Dougherty reports that Pelosi is being slammed over what critics call a bungled effort at diplomacy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 5, 2007] Reference
According to his spokesman, the PM's last Cabinet meeting was a jovial affair, with Brown recalling his bungled attempts to woo Sarah. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
Paper: Internal docs show feds 'bungled' Katrina response. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Quicklink: Paper: Internal docs show feds 'bungled' Katrina response] Reference
The Hispanics came out of nowhere and "bungled" him good. From Wordnik.com. [Alone]
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Paper: Internal docs show feds 'bungled' Katrina response. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Quicklink: Paper: Internal docs show feds 'bungled' Katrina response] Reference
I'll skip the economic lecture about the 'bungled' economy; readers will know what the more complex reality is. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-04-01] Reference
"I kind of bungled my way through life," she said. From Wordnik.com. [Local News from Sarasota Herald-Tribune] Reference
Investigation team 'bungled' in Muthoot case: Kerala HC. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Chirac being investigated over seven bogus jobs] Reference
Rescue of pirate captives 'bungled' (From Sutton Guardian). From Wordnik.com. [Your Local Guardian | Sutton] Reference
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs agrees that the situation was "bungled". From Wordnik.com. [CNN.com] Reference
Ms Chapman said the woman's case had been "bungled" by "ministers who don't appear to care". From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
In three cases they were released even though hostages had been pirates was "bungled", the BBC has learned. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Anti-pirate attack guidelines being ignored, UN says] Reference
Bart Nooitgedagt, defending Sahla, described the decision as "bungled" and said he would appeal to the Supreme Court. From Wordnik.com. [Newsvine - Get Smarter Here] Reference
A special forces operation mounted to rescue a British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates was "bungled", the BBC has learned. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] Reference
"bungled" because of bureaucratic delays and technical problems. From Wordnik.com. [Your Local Guardian | Sutton] Reference
Troops get lost, orders are bungled, bombs go astray. From Wordnik.com. [Boots, Bytes And Bombs] Reference
The bombers apparently bungled vital telephone warnings. From Wordnik.com. [Bombing Backlash] Reference
The second low moment came when Aldean bungled his war-hero tribute. From Wordnik.com. [In concert: Jason Aldean at Merriweather Post Pavilion] Reference
The Soviets also bungled the process of building relations with tribal leaders. From Wordnik.com. [Learning From the Soviets] Reference
And though the government rushed in 300 tons of relief supplies, it bungled the distribution. From Wordnik.com. ['Where's The Relief?'] Reference
The White House bungled the suicide aftermath, raising some real-and imaginary-areas for inquiry. From Wordnik.com. [The Whitewater Media Arc] Reference
When 18 soldiers died in a bungled helicopter raid, many Americans decided the price was too high. From Wordnik.com. [Shipping Out] Reference
More than any other state, experts say, California bungled its efforts to deregulate its electric utilities. From Wordnik.com. [The Surging Price Of Power] Reference
As bungled as some aspects of policy in Japan were during the 1990s, the situation could have been much worse. From Wordnik.com. [What Japan Got Right] Reference
There were the bungled nominations of Zoe Baird and Kimba Wood and Lani Guinier and the petty intrigue of Travelgate. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery Of The White House Suicide] Reference
The bureau, which bungled the case against Lee, is trying to determine whether the tapes contain nuclear data he downloaded. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
Of course, second-guessing — especially of a war so obviously bungled — is too tempting for any former general to resist. From Wordnik.com. [Armchair Generals] Reference
Chan Hintung Hong KongAmericans nearly impeached Richard Nixon because he was implicated in a bungled theft of political material. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
Unfolding his Saturday morning newspapers, Truman was incensed to read about his administration's "badly bungled" somersault on partition. From Wordnik.com. [A Case of Courage] Reference
Some are sleeping on balconies or in bathtubs to escape the fumes, and one woman says, "I feel like a guinea pig in a bungled experiment.". From Wordnik.com. [An Experiment With Mixed Results] Reference
Chan Hintung Hong KongAmericans nearly impeached President Richard Nixon because he was implicated in a bungled theft of political material. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call: Prospects of War] Reference
"The U.N. has bungled this so much, the political process in the rest of the country is now in crisis," said a Somali relief official in Nairobi. From Wordnik.com. [The Pitfalls Of Peacekeeping] Reference
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