shoddy
adjective
of poor quality or inferior workmanship.
shoddily
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a word derived from
shoddy.
Example Sentences
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In 2018, after the death of a second student, it was established that more than 4,500 schools in the country had pit latrine toilets, which were often shoddily built and left uncovered.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
The quickly written, often shoddily verified content is going to become what the LLMs take as the truth.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2026
Being shoddily employed in my 20s gave me a scarcity mindset that was hard to shake.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2025
But “After the Hunt” feels like a messy first-draft script, shoddily directed, rather than an accomplished feature from a veteran filmmaker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
People want privacy and intimacy more than ever - but they still inhabit the same shoddily constructed, congested accommodation and they still earn poorly or are unemployed.
From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Samuel Vaknin
