shoddy
of poor quality or inferior workmanship: a shoddy bookcase.
intentionally rude or inconsiderate; shabby: shoddy behavior.
a fibrous material obtained by shredding unfelted rags or waste.: Compare mungo.
anything inferior, especially a handmade item or manufactured product.
Origin of shoddy
1Other words from shoddy
- shod·di·ly, adverb
- shod·di·ness, noun
- half-shoddy, adjective
Words Nearby shoddy
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How to use shoddy in a sentence
Articles that make confident claims about parenting on the basis of shoddy evidence can fuel the fire—giving mommy-shamers unwarranted confidence to scold parents.
Science Isn’t Here for Your Mommy Shaming - Issue 100: Outsiders | Cailin O'Connor | May 19, 2021 | NautilusNo wonder the result is a mixed bag, squandering rich materials through shoddy construction.
Netflix's Lush, Disappointing Halston Struggles to Say Something New About the Legendary Fashion Designer | Judy Berman | May 14, 2021 | TimeIt’s a lot less scary with a friend, and downright frustrating when you don’t have a human partner and have to deal with the shoddy AI of the forced cooperative play.
Over the past several years, institutional investors had largely shied away from China’s e-cigarette makers, an industry that was teeming with shoddy workshops and lacked regulatory oversight.
Juul inventor’s Myst lands funding as institutional investors turn to China’s e-cigs | Rita Liao | May 7, 2021 | TechCrunchThe article revealed the company’s aggressive pursuit of current and former tenants in court over unpaid rent and broken leases, even in cases where tenants were in the right, as well as the shoddy conditions of many units.
Kushner Companies Violated Multiple Laws in Massive Tenant Dispute, Judge Rules | by Alec MacGillis | May 5, 2021 | ProPublica
shoddy 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 | THE DAILY BEASTThey are vouching for Shadman, saying he is a scapegoat of a shoddy investigation.
Some of the stuff has been so shoddy and so sloppy that our soldiers are over there dying in the shower from electrocution.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTThe 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 | THE DAILY BEASTOur churches as a rule are shoddy and inharmonious affairs compared with those in England.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyThe wastes are also utilized, being mixed with "shoddy" (wool from cloth cuttings or rags) to make woolen goods of a cheap grade.
A Civic Biology | George William HunterHere is a factory in which a great many people are making shoddy clothing.
The Common Sense of Socialism | John SpargoBut why are the people making shoddy goods—why don't they make decent clothing, since they can do it quite as well?
The Common Sense of Socialism | John SpargoA mattress—a common jute bag stuffed with straw—and a blanket of thin shoddy came first.
The Viking Blood | Frederick William Wallace
British Dictionary definitions for shoddy
/ (ˈʃɒdɪ) /
imitating something of better quality
of poor quality; trashy
made of shoddy material
a yarn or fabric made from wool waste or clippings
anything of inferior quality that is designed to simulate superior quality
Origin of shoddy
1Derived forms of shoddy
- shoddily, adverb
- shoddiness, noun
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