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- 1. (of a task) carried out badly or carelessly: "a botched attempt to steal a car"
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adjective. uk / bɒtʃt / us / bɑːtʃt / (UK also bodged) Add to word list. (of a job, attempt, etc.) done very badly: botched job Our landlord redecorated the bedroom, but it was such a botched job that we decided to redo it.
The meaning of BOTCHED is unsuccessful because of being poorly done : spoiled by mistakes. How to use botched in a sentence.
Botched definition: spoiled by poor or clumsy work; bungled. See examples of BOTCHED used in a sentence.
noun [ C ] uk / bɒtʃ / us / bɑːtʃ / (UK also botch-up, bodge, bodge-up) something that is spoiled by being done badly: The company made a series of botches before it went bankrupt. UK The concert was very badly organized. In fact, the whole thing was a real botch-up.
1. To perform poorly or ruin through clumsiness or ineptitude: botch a tennis shot; botch a rebellion. 2. To repair or mend clumsily or ineptly. 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.
The meaning of BOTCH is to foul up hopelessly —often used with up. How to use botch in a sentence.
As a noun botch means an embarrassing mistake or something that is done poorly, especially due to lack of skill. If they've never painted before, your friends working on set design might make a complete botch of the scenery for the play, which might involve repainting the whole thing.
1. [ boch ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. verb (used with object) to spoil by poor work; bungle (often followed by up ): He botched up the job thoroughly. Synonyms: flub, butcher, muff, mismanage, ruin. to do or say in a bungling manner. to mend or patch in a clumsy manner. noun. a clumsy or poor piece of work; bungle:
Definitions of botched. adjective. spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness. synonyms: bungled. unskilled. not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency. Pronunciation. US. /bɑtʃt/ UK. /bɒtʃt/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Botched." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/botched.
1. to spoil through clumsiness or ineptitude. 2. to repair badly or clumsily. noun. 3. Also called: botch-up. a badly done piece of work or repair (esp in the phrase make a botch of (something)) Collins English Dictionary.
