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Definitions for shoddiness
shod·di·ness

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. shoddiness, trashinessnoun

    the quality of being cheaply imitative of something better

  2. flimsiness, shoddinessnoun

    the property of weakness by virtue of careless construction

Wiktionary

  1. shoddinessnoun

    The property of being shoddy.

  2. shoddinessnoun

    The result or product of being shoddy.

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  1. shoddiness

    Shoddiness refers to the quality or state of being poor, inferior, or substandard. It suggests a lack of care, skill or effort in workmanship which results in defective, cheaply made, or unreliable products or outcomes. It can also refer to a lack of thoroughness, accuracy, or detail in any task or conduct.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of shoddiness in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of shoddiness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of shoddiness in a Sentence

  1. John W. Gardner:

    The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy...neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.

  2. John W. Gardner:

    The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.

  3. John W. Gardner:

    The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exaulted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy...neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.


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