Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Garble \Gar"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Garbling}.] [Formerly, to pick out, sort, OF. grabeler, for
   garbeler to examine precisely, garble spices, fr. LL.
   garbellare to sift; cf. Sp. garbillar to sift, garbillo a
   coarse sieve, L. cribellum, dim. of cribrum sieve, akin to
   cernere to separate, sift (cf. E. {Discern}); or perh. rather
   from Ar. gharb[=a]l, gharbil, sieve.]
   1. To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of
      from the coarse and useless parts, or from dros or dirt;
      as, to garble spices. [Obs.]

   2. To pick out such parts of as may serve a purpose; to
      mutilate; to pervert; as, to garble a quotation; to garble
      an account.

Source : WordNet®

garbled
     adj : lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of
           instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the
           world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered
           thoughts" [syn: {confused}, {disconnected}, {disjointed},
            {disordered}, {illogical}, {scattered}, {unconnected}]