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shoddy
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shod·dy  (shd)
adj. shod·di·er, shod·di·est
1. Made of or containing inferior material.
2.
a. Of poor quality or craft.
b. Rundown; shabby.
3. Dishonest or reprehensible: shoddy business practices.
4. Conspicuously and cheaply imitative.
n. pl. shod·dies
1.
a. Woolen yarn made from scraps or used clothing, with some new wool added.
b. Cloth made from or containing such yarn.
2. Something of inferior quality; a cheap imitation.

[Origin unknown.]

shoddi·ly adv.
shoddi·ness n.

shoddy
Adjective
[-dier, -diest]
1. made or done badly or carelessly: shoddy goods
2. of poor quality; shabby [origin unknown]
shoddily adv
shoddiness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.shoddy - reclaimed wool fiber
wool - fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving
Adj.1.shoddy - cheap and shoddy; "cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob"- Judith Crist
inferior - of low or inferior quality
2.shoddy - of inferior workmanship and materials; "mean little jerry-built houses"
weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar"
3.shoddy - designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently; "the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm"; "deliberately deceptive packaging"; "a misleading similarity"; "statistics can be presented in ways that are misleading"; "shoddy business practices"
dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

shoddy
adjective inferior, poor, second-rate, cheap, tacky (informal) tawdry, tatty, trashy, low-rent (informal), chiefly U.S. slipshod, cheapo (informal) rubbishy, junky (informal) cheap-jack (informal) bodger or bodgie Austral. (slang) << OPPOSITE excellent
Translations

shoddy [ˈʃɔdɪ] adjde pacotilla
shoddy [ˈʃɔdɪ] adjde mauvaise qualité, mal fait(e)
shoddy [ˈʃɔdɪ] adjminderwertig
shoddy [ˈʃɔdɪ] adjscadente

shoddy
adj shoddy [ˈʃodi]
1 of poor material or quality shoddy furniture.swak vervaardigرَديء، غَيْر مُتْقَنпростpodřadnýdårligSchund-...φτηνός, που είναι χαμηλής ποιότηταςde mala calidadkehv, praak-بنجلkehnode cameloteגָרוּעַघटिया, रद्दी मालjeftino, boflhitványburuk, jelekóvandaðurscadente安っぽい조잡한menkas, palaikissliktas kvalitātes-; sliktskurang bermutuprulligsjusket, av dårlig kvalitettandetnyruimde proastă calitateдрянной, низкосортныйnekvalitný, podradnýzaničbedandålig, uselคุณภาพต่ำadî, kalitesiz, tapon劣質的,假冒的поганий, неякіснийگھٹیا، ادنیchất lượng kém,
2 mean and contemptible a shoddy trick.nareدَنيء، حَقير، واطئпросташкиsprostýtarveligmiesελεεινός, επαίσχυντοςmezquinoalatuشرم آورalhainenminableנִבזִיनीचtraljavovacakkasar, hina, berengseklúalegurmeschino卑劣な비열한niekingasnekrietns; zemiskshinaminsimpel, dårlig gjortohydnybaixoră­su­flatнизкий, дешёвыйnečestnýgrd, nizkotennepoštentarvlig, lumpenเลวทรามiğrenç, adî卑鄙的жалюгідний, нікчемнийگھٹیاđê tiện
adv ˈshoddily
lendelamبِدناءَه، بِحَقارَهпросташкоubozedårligt; tarveligtkitschigφτηνά, πρόχειραruinmentekehvalt, alatultبطرز شرم آورkehnosti, alhaisestimalבְּאֵיכוּת גְרוּעָהघटियापन से, निर्दयतापूर्वकloše, traljavogyenge minőségbensecara kasarillamale安っぽく조잡하게menkai, varganaisliktā kvalitātē; nekrietnidengan cara yang hinaprullig, minsjusket; simpelttandetnieinferiormenterăuхалтурноúbohoslabobednouselt, tarvligtอย่างเลวทรามadî bir şekilde以次充好地неякісноگھٹیاپن سےchất lượng kém
n ˈshoddiness
lendelamheidدناءَه، حَقارَهпростащинаpodřadnosttarvelighedder Kitschφτήνια, προχειρότηταmala calidadviletsusناجوانمرديala-arvoisuusmauvaise qualitéאֵיכוּת יְרוּדָהघटियापन, अनुदारताtraljavosthitványságkekasaran, keberengsekanléleg gæði(cattiva qualità)安っぽさ조잡함menkumas, vargasslikta kvalitāte; nekrietnībaketiadaan kualitiprulligheid, minheiddet som er sjusket/simpeltkiepska jakość, tandetność qualidadecalitate proastăхалтура, дешёвкаpodradnosťslaba kakovostbedauselhet, tarvlighetความมีคุณภาพต่ำadîlik冒充слабкість; нездатністьگھٹیاپنchất lượng kém

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