What does botchwork mean?
Botchwork means (informal) Inferior and shoddy work..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(informal) Inferior and shoddy work..
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.
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.
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Botchwork means (informal) Inferior and shoddy work..
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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.
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