: 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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Fortunately, Britt was exposed and her widely mocked kitchen performance will go down as perhaps the worst Republican rebuttal ever — a blatant and botched attempt to further demonize immigrants.
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Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2024
One of its reaction wheels (a type of gyroscope) malfunctioned after a botched restart from an earlier incident on April 8th.
—Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 9 May 2024
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Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2024
One of its reaction wheels (a type of gyroscope) malfunctioned after a botched restart from an earlier incident on April 8th.
—Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 9 May 2024
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“Botched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/botched. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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