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botcherly

botcherly adjective: bungling; awkward or botched.

Adjective

botcherly (comparative more botcherly, superlative most botcherly)

  1. (obsolete) bungling; awkward or botched

Forms of botcherly

comparativemore botcherly
superlativemost botcherly

Origin of botcherly

From botcher + -ly.

Questions about botcherly

What does botcherly mean?
Botcherly means bungling; awkward or botched.
What part of speech is botcherly?
Botcherly is an adjective.

Words near botcherly in the dictionary

  1. botched jobs
  2. botched up
  3. botchedly
  4. botcher
  5. botcheries
  6. botcherly
  7. botchers
  8. botchery
  9. botches
  10. botches up
  11. botchier

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