botchwork

B3O1T1C3H4W4O1R1K5

noun

Inferior and shoddy work.

Scrabble 23
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounbotchwork (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountableInferior and shoddy work.

    Yet, to make good speed on the right track, we must not start overloaded; not too many things to be undertaken, lest they prove hasty botchwork.

    1894, Journal of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
    1 more example

    Dilettanteism presupposes art as botchwork does handicraft; and the Dilettante holds the same relation to the artist that the botcher does to the craftsman. From handicraft the way is open to rise in art but not from botchwork.

    1874, The Quarterly Review, volume 137, page 388

Origin

From botch + work.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

botchwork. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botchwork

MLA

“botchwork.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botchwork. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “botchwork,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botchwork.

Source: botchwork on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.