botchy

American

[boch-ee] / ˈbɒtʃ i /

adjective

botchier, botchiest

poorly made or done; bungled.

botchy British

/ ˈbɒtʃɪ /

adjective

clumsily done or made

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Other Word Forms

botchily adverb
botchiness noun

Etymology

Origin of botchy

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; botch ¹, -y ¹

Example Sentences

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The faces he recognized were those of the laziest and most incapable workmen in the town—men whose weekly wages were habitually docked for drunkenness, late hours, and botchy work.

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"And do you call it good proportion to buy a great deal too much to eat and then go around in botchy, home-made clothes to make up for it?"

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