Shoddy Definition & Meaning
shoddy
- adjective
- cheap and shoddy; "cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob"- Judith Crist
- of inferior workmanship and materials; "mean little jerry- built houses"
- 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"
- noun
- reclaimed wool fiber
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"Quoting the words of a shoddy"
Saukrates — Father Time (Remix)
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- What does shoddy mean?
- cheap and shoddy; "cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob"- Judith Crist of inferior workmanship and materials; "mean little jerry- built houses" 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" reclaimed wool fiber
- What part of speech is shoddy?
- Shoddy is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does shoddy have?
- Shoddy has 4 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).