figurative. Put together clumsily, patched up, botched. Passing into an expression of depreciation.
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释义 | the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > unskilled in art or craft > putting together clumsily > clumsily put together (11) cloutedc1380 figurative. Put together clumsily, patched up, botched. Passing into an expression of depreciation. bodged1519 Put together or constructed in a clumsy or unskilful manner; cobbled together. Later also: poorly executed, bungled. Also bodged-up. botched1537 Mended or patched in a clumsy or unskilful manner; clumsily put or cobbled together. Later (more generally): poorly executed, bungled. Also botched-up… tinkerly?1576 Having the character of a tinker or of a tinker's work; clumsy, bungling, unskilful; of poor quality; mean, low, disreputable. tinker-like1596 cobbled1798 Mended or put together clumsily (esp. of shoes), patched, botched; see the verb. botchy1843 Clumsily executed; unskilful; shoddy; characterized by botches (botch, n.2 1 2). bodgie1905 Poorly made, repaired, or executed; of unsatisfactory workmanship, appearance, reliability, etc.; shoddy, inferior, bodged. Cf. dodgy, adj. additions. haywire1905 Poorly equipped, roughly contrived, inefficient, esp. hay-wire outfit (from the practice of using hay-wire for makeshift repairs). Originally U.S. bodgied1974 Done or made in a clumsy, unskilful, or makeshift way; poor, unsatisfactory. Also bodgied-up. bodgied-up1988 Done or made in a clumsy, unskilful, or makeshift way; poor, unsatisfactory. Also bodgied-up. |
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