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† ˈbotcherly, a., adv. Obs. [f. botcher1.] A. adj. [-ly1.] Bungling, unworkmanlike.
1603Florio Montaigne iii. xii. (1632) 595 A number of such botcherly-patchcotes..wherewith to enamell this treaty, etc. 1653W. Lawson Angling in Arb. Garner I. 193 It is botcherly, hinders the biting, and sometimes cuts the line. B. adv. [-ly2.] After the manner of a botcher; unskilfully.
1607Schol. Disc. agst. Antichr. i. i. 47 Painted or grauen, cunningly drawne or botcherly made. |