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1. (adj.) shoddy
of inferior quality or workmanship.
2. shoddy
rude or inconsiderate; shabby.
3. (n.) shoddy
a fiber made from reclaimed wool, generally of a longer staple and of better quality than mungo.
4. shoddy
a low-grade fabric made from this, usu. in combination with other fibers.
5. shoddy
an inferior product, merchandise, etc.
Etymology: (1825–35)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) shoddy
reclaimed wool fiber
2. (adj) cheapjack, shoddy, tawdry
cheap and shoddy
"cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob"- Judith Crist
3. (adj) jerry-built, shoddy
of inferior workmanship and materials
"mean little jerry-built houses"
4. (adj) deceptive, misleading, 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"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) shoddy
made wholly or in part of shoddy; containing shoddy; as, shoddy cloth; shoddy blankets; hence, colloquially, not genuine; sham; pretentious; as, shoddy aristocracy
2. (verb) shoddy
a fibrous material obtained by "deviling," or tearing into fibers, refuse woolen goods, old stockings, rags, druggets, etc. See Mungo
3. (verb) shoddy
a fabric of inferior quality made of, or containing a large amount of, shoddy
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. shoddy
a stuff woven of old woollen fabrics teased into fibre and of new wool intermixed.
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Sense: of poor material or quality
shoddy furniture.
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 Vietnamese: chất lượng kém |
 Chinese: 劣质的,，假冒的 |
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