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[ shod-ee ] / ˈʃɒd i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR shoddy ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, shod·di·er, shod·di·est.of poor quality or inferior workmanship: a shoddy bookcase. intentionally rude or inconsiderate; shabby: shoddy behavior. noun, plural shod·dies.a fibrous material obtained by shredding unfelted rags or waste.Compare mungo. anything inferior, especially a handmade item or manufactured product. Origin of shoddyFirst recorded in 1825–35; origin uncertain OTHER WORDS FROM shoddyshod·di·ly, adverbshod·di·ness, nounhalf-shoddy, adjectiveWords nearby shoddyshock troops, shock tube, shockumentary, shock wave, shod, shoddy, shoe, shoebill, shoeblack, shoe boil, shoebox Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shoddyShoddy well construction is considered a primary cause of groundwater contamination at drilling sites. Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.|David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST They are vouching for Shadman, saying he is a scapegoat of a shoddy investigation. Special Forces’ $77M ‘Hustler’ Hits Back|Kevin Maurer|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Some of the stuff has been so shoddy and so sloppy that our soldiers are over there dying in the shower from electrocution. Ron Paul Dons 9/11 Truther Tin Foil|Olivia Nuzzi|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST Washington could take a lesson in how to handle foul plays and shoddy calls from what happens in the NHL. What Hockey Players Can Teach our Toothless Politicians|Dave Maney|April 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The levees failed because of shoddy maintenance by a federal agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Eight Years After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans Has Been Resurrected|Jason Berry|August 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST Society's shoddy geometry gives a short-cut for "my lady's maid" to become "my lady." The Little Lady of Lagunitas|Richard Henry Savage Mr. Spokesly was glad he had not been permitted to pay for the two bottles with their shoddy tinfoil and lying labels. He had sacrificed his sleep—that was his suggestion—and he did not deserve to be put off with shoddy goods. When Ghost Meets Ghost|William Frend De Morgan This material is shoddy, so to speak, and goes to pieces soon after it grows. The Third Great Plague|John H. Stokes Shoddy apparel never is anything else but shoddy, and well might it proclaim the shoddy man. Laugh and Live|Douglas Fairbanks
British Dictionary definitions for shoddy
adjective -dier or -diestimitating something of better quality of poor quality; trashy made of shoddy material noun plural -diesa yarn or fabric made from wool waste or clippings anything of inferior quality that is designed to simulate superior quality Derived forms of shoddyshoddily, adverbshoddiness, nounWord Origin for shoddyC19: of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to shoddyrun-down, shabby, inferior, shameful, poor, gaudy, plastic, base, common, makeshift, mean, junky, broken-down, cheap, cheesy, dilapidated, dingy, disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable |