bunglesome
- adjective
- /ˈbʌŋɡəlˌsʌm/
- Archaic
:
voluminoso
- I'm reminded of how bunglesome and big this brush is, though.
Examples
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Because of its bunglesome design, the new furniture was difficult to arrange in the small room.
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The bunglesome package made it hard for her to carry the groceries inside.
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His bunglesome attempts to fix the machine only made the problem worse.
Synonyms
214
3.9
Difficult to do because it has hidden problems
71
2.5
Hard to move because of its size or shape
16
6.7
Hard to move because it is large, heavy, or oddly shaped
12
2.2
Difficult to hold or carry because of large, awkward shape
4
7.3
Moving or looking awkward and clumsy
2
7.9
Hard to do because it has small, delicate parts
Clumsy with hands when doing simple tasks
Antonyms
How Awkward
22
6.7
- Archaic
71
2.5
57
3.2
9
1.7
60
4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bunglesome is made from the everyday verb bungle, which means 'to do something clumsily or make a mistake', plus the ending -some, which means 'full of' or 'tending to'. So bunglesome describes an object that is awkward or hard to handle because it is full of clumsy problems.