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Definition of Shoddy
1. Adjective. Cheap and shoddy. "Cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob"
2. Noun. Reclaimed wool fiber.
3. Adjective. Of inferior workmanship and materials. "Mean little jerry-built houses"
4. Adjective. Designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently. "Shoddy business practices"
Similar to: Dishonest, Dishonorable
Derivative terms: Deceive, Deceive, Deceptiveness
Definition of Shoddy
1. n. A fibrous material obtained by "deviling," or tearing into fibers, refuse woolen goods, old stockings, rags, druggets, etc. See Mungo.
2. a. Made wholly or in part of shoddy; containing shoddy; as, shoddy cloth; shoddy blankets; hence, colloquially, not genuine; sham; pretentious; as, shoddy aristocracy.
3. n. Fluffy, fibrous waste from wool carding, worsted spinning, or weaving of woolens.
Definition of Shoddy
1. Adjective. Being of poor quality or construction ¹
2. Noun. A low-grade cloth made from by-products of wool processing, or from recycled wool. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shoddy
1. of inferior quality [adj -DIER, -DIEST] : SHODDILY [adv] / a low-quality wool [n -DIES]
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