botchy

English

Etymology

From botch +‎ -y.

Adjective

botchy (comparative more botchy, superlative most botchy)

1. Full of botches or mistakes; poorly done.

   Synonyms: botched, sloppy

   • 1814, Richard Watson, Anecdotes of the life of Richard Watson, Bishop of Landaff:

     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.

Derived terms

• botchily
• botchiness

References

• “botchy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• byotch