English → Latin
“bungle” in Latin
imperītusunskilled; unfamiliar, ignorant of, unacquainted with, inexperiencedcōnficiōto prepare, accomplish, complete, execute; settle, close a bargain; traverse; to produce, cause, bring about, effect, secorrumpōto pervert, corrupt, deprave or infect; to gain to oneself by gifts, etc.; bribe; to spoil or rotdēprāvōto pervert, distort or disfigure; to seduce, corrupt or depraveīnsciēnsunknowing; ignorant, stupid; ignorantly, unknowinglymalusunpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad; unpleasant to the senses, sight, smell, taste, touch; bad, evil, wicked, m
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
bungle v.
a., inscienter, imperite, infabre facere or conficere; corrumpere; depravare: anything, opus inscienter fecere or conficere. To bungle a song, disperdere carmen.
Bungling, insciens, imperitus; malus. A bungling business, opus inscienter factum.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for bungle?
- The usual Latin words for “bungle” are imperītus, cōnficiō, corrumpō; also dēprāvō, īnsciēns, malus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.