: 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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In the second quarter, Mississippi State lined up for a field goal attempt, but a botched snap put the ball in the hands of Pride for a 62-yard return.
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Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 16 Nov. 2025
The next score, a 27 yard Brewer go ahead field goal, came after a botched Heights punt that gave the Bears a short field.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Nov. 2025
South Carolina restarted executions in September 2024 after a 13-year pause partly related to the state struggling to keep an adequate supply of lethal injection drugs and concerns over botched lethal injection executions.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Next up is a visit to the 3-6 Charlotte Hornets, who the Lakers may remember upsetting them in Los Angeles after February’s botched trade deadline fiasco involving Dalton Knecht and then-Hornets center Mark Williams.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
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Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 16 Nov. 2025
The next score, a 27 yard Brewer go ahead field goal, came after a botched Heights punt that gave the Bears a short field.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Nov. 2025
South Carolina restarted executions in September 2024 after a 13-year pause partly related to the state struggling to keep an adequate supply of lethal injection drugs and concerns over botched lethal injection executions.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Next up is a visit to the 3-6 Charlotte Hornets, who the Lakers may remember upsetting them in Los Angeles after February’s botched trade deadline fiasco involving Dalton Knecht and then-Hornets center Mark Williams.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Botched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/botched. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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