Botchy

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Full of botches or mistakes; poorly done.

    "Read over again my letter to the Lord Chancellor, and my last letter to yourself, and if they do not satisfy you that I am right in looking forward to a more substantial ecclesiastical reform, and in not promoting this botchy business, you must forgive me if I never say another word to you on the subject."

Adjective
  1. 1
    poorly done wordnet

Example

More examples

"Read over again my letter to the Lord Chancellor, and my last letter to yourself, and if they do not satisfy you that I am right in looking forward to a more substantial ecclesiastical reform, and in not promoting this botchy business, you must forgive me if I never say another word to you on the subject."

Etymology

From botch + -y.

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