botched

[ bocht ]

adjective

1. spoiled by poor or clumsy work; bungled:

   The teachers are up in arms about the botched rollout of the new standards, which caused unnecessary confusion and stress for them and their students.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of botch ¹( def ).

Other Words From

• botch·ed·ly [boch, -id-lee], adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of botched¹

botch ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

A botched Games could mean ticket errors and bumper-to-bumper traffic.

From Los Angeles Times

Health students saw high levels of dropouts after botched exam papers in 2022, which saw the exam board responsible fined £300,000.

From BBC

Three words: Democrats botched it.

From Los Angeles Times

Earlier this month, the justices let stand a Pennsylvania court decision that allowed voters with botched mail-in ballots to cast provisional ballots in person, which Finkelstein said was reassuring.

From Salon

She initially was handed the unofficial role of administration point person on illegal immigration and botched it.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• broken
• cracked
• damaged
• defective
• deficient
• erroneous
• false
• flawed
• imprecise
• inaccurate
• inadequate
• incomplete
• insufficient
• invalid
• leaky
• malfunctioning
• unreliable