† ˈbotcherly, a., adv. Obs.
[f. botcher1.]
A. adj. [-ly1.] Bungling, unworkmanlike.
| 1603 Florio Montaigne iii. xii. (1632) 595 A number of such botcherly-patchcotes..wherewith to enamell this treaty, etc. 1653 W. 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.
| 1607 Schol. Disc. agst. Antichr. i. i. 47 Painted or grauen, cunningly drawne or botcherly made. |