1
a
: a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo
b
: a fabric often of inferior quality manufactured wholly or partly from reclaimed wool
2
a
: inferior, imitative, or pretentious articles or matter
b
: pretentious vulgarity
shoddier; shoddiest
1
: made wholly or partly of shoddy
2
a
: cheaply imitative : vulgarly pretentious
shoddy merchandise
b
: hastily or poorly done : inferior
shoddy workmanship
c
: shabby, disreputable
shoddy business deals
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Adjective
Examples of shoddy in a Sentence
Adjective
They gave a shoddy performance.
shoddy merchandise that soon fell to pieces
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This kind of shoddy disposability is even the case with sofas being sold at significantly higher price points — even tasteful West Elm or Crate & Barrel fare.
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Noun
Recycled pop bottles are made into carpets and seat linings, and cotton shoddy—used to make blue jeans—is recycled and turned into sound insulation.
—Katherine Lagrave, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 July 2018
Only traditional organic feeds such as the shoddy are allowed
—Craig Ballinger, Slate Magazine, 20 Mar. 2017
Adjective
Reason for Ranking: Too many twists and turns, not enough laughs, and a shoddy final scene that casts Maggie in A Clockwork Orange, for some reason.
—Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
This kind of shoddy disposability is even the case with sofas being sold at significantly higher price points — even tasteful West Elm or Crate & Barrel fare.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Shoddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoddy. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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