garbled · confusing · ambiguous · mangled · bungled · stilted · inelegant · convoluted · jumbled · tangled · miswritten · botched · fumbled · sloppy · rough · crude · ham-fisted · tortured
IDEA.org / Words / poor wording
Related — awkward (Lacking grace or ease); clumsy (Lacking physical coordination); unclear (Not easily understood); vague · muddled · garbled · confusing · ambiguous · mangled · bungled · stilted · inelegant · convoluted
quality of expressionpoor wording ≠ precise language Exact, unambiguous expression; eloquence · eloquent expression · effective communication
communicative successpoor wording ≠ clear communication Unambiguous exchange of ideas
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/poor_wording