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  • 1Bungling — Bun gling, a. Unskillful; awkward; clumsy; as, a bungling workman. Swift. [1913 Webster] They make but bungling work. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2Bungling — Bungle Bun gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bungled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bungling}.] [Prob. a diminutive from, akin to bang; cf. Prov. G. bungen to beat, bang, OSw. bunga. See {Bang}.] To act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3bungling — adjective the work of a bungling amateur Syn: incompetent, blundering, amateurish, inept, unskillful, maladroit, clumsy, klutzy, awkward, bumbling; informal ham handed, ham fisted …

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  • 4bungling — bun·gling || bʌŋglɪŋ n. work done in an awkward or clumsy manner; making a mess of something bun·gle || bʌŋgl n. failure; poor workmanship, inferior work v. botch, mismanage, screw up; do inferior work …

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  • 5bungling — Synonyms and related words: all thumbs, awkward, bad job, blunderheaded, blunderheadedness, blundering, boggling, boorish, botch, botched, botchery, botching, bumbling, butterfingered, careless, carelessness, clownish, clumsy, clumsy fisted,… …

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  • 6French Revolution — • A view of its effect on the Church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. French Revolution     French Revolution     † …

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  • 7Revolutionary —     French Revolution     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► French Revolution     The last thirty years have given us a new version of the history of the French Revolution, the most diverse and hostile schools having contributed to it. The philosopher,… …

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  • 8cobble — I. v. a. 1. Botch, tinker, patch up, mend clumsily. 2. Bungle, botch, do clumsily, make clumsily. II. v. n. 1. Do cobbler s work, mend shoes. 2. Be a bungler, bungle, botch, do bungling work. III. n. 1 …

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  • 9critical — 1 Critical, hypercritical, faultfinding, captious, caviling, carping, censorious are comparable when they mean exhibiting the spirit of one who detects and points out faults or defects. Critical, when applied to persons who judge and to their… …

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  • 10John of Nepomuk — Martyr Born c.1345 Nepomuk Died March 20, 1393( …

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