patch+clumsily
11cobble — I. v. a. 1. Botch, tinker, patch up, mend clumsily. 2. Bungle, botch, do clumsily, make clumsily. II. v. n. 1. Do cobbler s work, mend shoes. 2. Be a bungler, bungle, botch, do bungling work. III. n. 1 …
12Severn Valley (Cthulhu Mythos) — The Severn Valley is the setting of several fictional towns and other locations created by horror writer Ramsey Campbell. Part of the Cthulhu Mythos started by H. P. Lovecraft, the fictional milieu is arguably the most detailed mythos setting… …
13botch — botch1 botchedly /boch id lee/, adv. botcher, n. botchery, n. /boch/, v.t. 1. to spoil by poor work; bungle (often fol. by up): He botched up the job thoroughly. 2. to do or say in a bungling manner. 3. to mend or patch in a clumsy manner. n …
14botch — [[t]bɒtʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to spoil by poor work; bungle 2) to do or say in a bungling manner 3) to mend or patch in a clumsy manner 4) a poor piece of work; mess; bungle 5) a clumsily added part or patch • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME bocchen to patch… …
15cobble — /ˈkɒbəl/ (say kobuhl) noun 1. a cobblestone. 2. (plural) cob coal. 3. a clumsily completed job of sewing, mending, etc. 4. Geology a rock fragment between 64 and 256 mm in diameter, rounded by erosion. –verb (t) (cobbled, cobbling) 5. to pave… …
16France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
17botch — /bɒtʃ / (say boch) verb (t) Also, botch up. 1. to spoil by poor work; bungle. 2. to do or say in a bungling manner. 3. to mend or patch in a clumsy manner. –noun Also, botch up. 4. a clumsy or poor piece of work; a bungle: his carpentry was a… …
18Bodge — Bodge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bodged}.] To botch; to mend clumsily; to patch. [Obs. or Dial.] [1913 Webster] …
19Bodged — Bodge Bodge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bodged}.] To botch; to mend clumsily; to patch. [Obs. or Dial.] [1913 Webster] …
20Cobble — Cob ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cobbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cobbling}.] [OF. cobler, copler, to join or knit together, couple, F. coupler, L. copulare to couple, join. Cf. {Couple}, n. & v. t.] 1. To make or mend coarsely; to patch; to botch; as, to …
