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shoddy
shod·dy S0355700 (shŏd′ē)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 partially or entirely from scraps or used clothing.b. Cloth made from or containing such yarn.2. Something of inferior quality; a cheap imitation.
[Earlier shoddy, worthless material, yarn made by shredding used woolen rags, perhaps from dialectal shoad, shode, loose fragments of ore on the ground indicating the presence of a lode, from Old English scādan, scēadan, to shed, divide ; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]
shod′di·ly adv.shod′di·ness n.shoddy (ˈʃɒdɪ) adj, -dier or -diest1. imitating something of better quality2. of poor quality; trashy3. made of shoddy materialn, pl -dies4. (Textiles) a yarn or fabric made from wool waste or clippings5. anything of inferior quality that is designed to simulate superior quality[C19: of unknown origin] ˈshoddily adv ˈshoddiness nshod•dy (ˈʃɒd i)
adj. -di•er, -di•est, adj. 1. of inferior quality or workmanship. 2. rude or inconsiderate; shabby. n. 3. a. a fiber made from reclaimed wool, generally of a longer staple and of better quality than mungo. b. a low-grade fabric made from this, usu. in combination with other fibers. 4. an inferior product, merchandise, etc. [1825–35] shod′di•ly, adv. shod′di•ness, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | shoddy - reclaimed wool fiberwool - 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 Cristcheapjack, tawdryinferior - of low or inferior quality | | 2. | shoddy - of inferior workmanship and materials; "mean little jerry-built houses"jerry-builtweak - 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"misleading, deceptivedishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive |
shoddyadjective 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) I'm normally quick to complain about shoddy service.
fine, quality, excellent, careful, accurate, meticulous, well-made, first-rate, considerate, superlative, craftsman-likeshoddyadjective1. Of decidedly inferior quality:base, cheap, lousy, miserable, paltry, poor, rotten, sleazy, trashy.Informal: cheesy.Slang: crummy, schlocky.2. Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect:bedraggled, broken-down, decaying, decrepit, dilapidated, dingy, down-at-heel, faded, mangy, rundown, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, shabby, sleazy, tattered, tatty, threadbare.Informal: tacky.Slang: ratty.Idioms: all the worse for wear, gone to pot, past cure.Translationsshoddy (ˈʃodi) adjective1. of poor material or quality. shoddy furniture. 劣質的 劣质的, ，假冒的 2. mean and contemptible. a shoddy trick. 卑鄙的 卑鄙的ˈshoddily adverb 劣等地，卑鄙地 恶劣地ˈshoddiness noun 劣質，卑鄙 劣质，卑鄙 IdiomsSeeall wool and no shoddyshoddy
shoddy a yarn or fabric made from wool waste or clippings ShoddyMaterials or standards of workmanship that are of a low quality; slang term for any inferior quality work.shoddy
Synonyms for shoddyadj inferiorSynonyms- inferior
- poor
- second-rate
- cheap
- tacky
- tawdry
- tatty
- trashy
- low-rent
- slipshod
- cheapo
- rubbishy
- junky
- cheap-jack
Antonyms- fine
- quality
- excellent
- careful
- accurate
- meticulous
- well-made
- first-rate
- considerate
- superlative
- craftsman-like
Synonyms for shoddyadj of decidedly inferior qualitySynonyms- base
- cheap
- lousy
- miserable
- paltry
- poor
- rotten
- sleazy
- trashy
- cheesy
- crummy
- schlocky
adj showing signs of wear and tear or neglectSynonyms- bedraggled
- broken-down
- decaying
- decrepit
- dilapidated
- dingy
- down-at-heel
- faded
- mangy
- rundown
- scrubby
- scruffy
- seedy
- shabby
- sleazy
- tattered
- tatty
- threadbare
- tacky
- ratty
Synonyms for shoddynoun reclaimed wool fiberRelated Wordsadj cheap and shoddySynonymsRelated Wordsadj of inferior workmanship and materialsSynonymsRelated Wordsadj designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertentlySynonymsRelated Words |