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41awkward — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. clumsy, ungraceful, ungainly; gauche; embarrassing. See unskillfulness, difficulty. Ant., adroit, dexterous. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Unskillful] Syn. clumsy, inept, maladroit, ungainly,… …
42inept — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. incompetent, unskilled, clumsy, all thumbs. See unskillfulness, folly, inelegance. Ant., skillful. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Unsuitable] Syn. not adapted, inappropriate, out of place; see unfit 2 …
43unskillfulness — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of expertise Nouns 1. unskillfulness, incompetence; inability, inexperience; quackery, maladroitness, ineptness, clumsiness, awkwardness, two left feet, black thumb. 2. mismanagement, misconduct;… …
44incompetent — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. incapable, inefficient, inept, unskillful, inadequate, unfit, unskilled, unqualified, disqualified, bungling, inexpert, floundering, ineffectual, unsuitable, untrained, maladroit, unhandy, clumsy, awkward, uninitiated,… …
45botch — I. n. 1. Pustule, blotch, blain, sore. 2. Failure, miscarriage, bad work, bad job, clumsy performance, bungling piece of work. II. v. a. 1. Mend awkwardly, patch clumsily. 2. Put together unskilfully, construct in a bungling manner …
46botch — vb Botch, bungle, fumble, muff, cobble mean to handle or treat awkwardly or unskillfully. Botch may imply repairing or mending, but it frequently implies a making or forming by patching or by putting together out of pieces. It consistently… …
47bungle — I UK [ˈbʌŋɡ(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms bungle : present tense I/you/we/they bungle he/she/it bungles present participle bungling past tense bungled past participle bungled to spoil something by doing it very badly Police… …
48bungle — [buŋ′gəl] vt. bungled, bungling [< ? Swed bangla, to work ineffectually] to spoil by clumsy work or action; botch vi. to do or make things badly or clumsily n. 1. a bungling, or clumsy, act 2. a bungled piece of work bungler n. bunglingly adv …
49bumbling — adjective lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands a bumbling mechanic a bungling performance ham handed governmental interference could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature Mary H. Vorse • Syn:… …
50butterfingered — adjective lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands a bumbling mechanic a bungling performance ham handed governmental interference could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature Mary H. Vorse • Syn:… …
