Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 bunglesome · IPA /ˈbʌŋɡəlsəm/ 01 adj. awkward to move or use especially because of shape; as, a load of bunglesome paraphernalia. 1. awkward to move or use especially because of shape; as, a load of bunglesome paraphernalia. Syn. awkward, clumsy, ungainly.