Botched and Dirty

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Botched adjective - Showing or marked by a lack of skill and tact (as in dealing with a situation).

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Dirty and botched are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dirty" instead an adjective "Botched".

Nearby Words: botch, botcher, botching

Dirty adjective - Not clean.

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Botched and dirty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Botched" instead an adjective "Dirty".

Nearby Words: dirt, dirtiness, dirtying, dirtily

At the middle of the movie, Pita gets kidnapped, her ransom exchange is botched by a group of dirty cops, and she's supposedly killed in retaliation.

Source: Two-Act Structure
In the Bandit's story, he is dirty and the scene resembles a botched crime film; contrast this style with the Woman's story and the Woodcutter's second testimony.

Source: Film / Rashomon
A police officer is shot during the incident and his death is pinned on Santee.He later escapes from a botched execution attempt by dirty cops and sets out to get even with those who betrayed him.

Source: Film / Army of One

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