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—botchily, adv. —botchiness, n./boch"ee/, adj., botchier, botchiest.poorly made or done; bungled.[1350-1400; ME; see BOTCH1, -Y1]
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Botchy — Botch y, a. Marked with botches; full of botches; poorly done. This botchy business. Bp. Watson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
botchy — adjective poorly done a botchy piece of work it was an unskillful attempt • Syn: ↑butcherly, ↑unskillful • Similar to: ↑unskilled • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
botchy — adjective see botch III … New Collegiate Dictionary
botchy — adj. messed up, ruined, awful … English contemporary dictionary
botchy — botch•y [[t]ˈbɒtʃ i[/t]] adj. botch•i•er, botch•i•est poorly made or done; bungled • Etymology: 1350–1400 botch′i•ly, adv. botch′i•ness, n … From formal English to slang
botchy — /ˈbɒtʃi/ (say bochee) adjective (botchier, botchiest) poorly made or done; bungled …
butcherly — adjective 1. poorly done a botchy piece of work it was an unskillful attempt • Syn: ↑botchy, ↑unskillful • Similar to: ↑unskilled • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
unskillful — adjective poorly done a botchy piece of work it was an unskillful attempt • Syn: ↑botchy, ↑butcherly • Similar to: ↑unskilled • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
botch — I. noun Etymology: Middle English boche, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *bottia boss Date: 14th century an inflammatory sore II. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English bocchen Date: 1530 1. to foul up hopelessly often used with up … New Collegiate Dictionary
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