: unsuccessful because of being poorly done : spoiled by mistakes
a botched attempt
a botched recipe
a botched medical procedure
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a botched attempt to mend relations with our disaffected European allies
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Glossip's attorneys claim Sneed actually killed the motel owner during a botched robbery for drug money.
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 15 May 2026
First, get the DMV working right and the botched bullet train rolling.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Murdaugh also admitted to hiring a hitman to kill him in a botched insurance fraud attempt and was also indicted on drug trafficking charges.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
Fleeing a botched con and the threat of wartime violence, 29-year-old Ulises Linares escapes 1943 Mexico City for the small town of Puerco Ahogado in Veracruz.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 15 May 2026
First, get the DMV working right and the botched bullet train rolling.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Murdaugh also admitted to hiring a hitman to kill him in a botched insurance fraud attempt and was also indicted on drug trafficking charges.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
Fleeing a botched con and the threat of wartime violence, 29-year-old Ulises Linares escapes 1943 Mexico City for the small town of Puerco Ahogado in Veracruz.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
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“Botched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/botched. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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