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botch⋅y

  [boch-ee]
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–adjective, botch⋅i⋅er, botch⋅i⋅est.
poorly made or done; bungled.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see botch 1 , -y 1

Related forms:
botch⋅i⋅ly, adverb
botch⋅i⋅ness, noun
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botch   (bŏch)   
tr.v.   botched, botch·ing, botch·es

  1. To ruin through clumsiness.

  2. To make or perform clumsily; bungle.

  3. To repair or mend clumsily.

n.  

  1. A ruined or defective piece of work: "I have made a miserable botch of this description" (Nathaniel Hawthorne).

  2. A hodgepodge.


[Middle English bocchen, to mend.]
botch'er n., botch'y adj.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to harm or spoil through inept or clumsy handling: botch a repair; blow an opportunity; bungle an interview; fumbled my chance to apologize; muffed the painting job.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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