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SHODDY (shoddier, shoddiest)
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, shoddiest Dictionary entry overview: What does shoddy mean?
• SHODDY (noun)
The noun SHODDY has 1 sense:
1. reclaimed wool fiber
Familiarity information: SHODDY used as a noun is very rare.
• SHODDY (adjective)
The adjective SHODDY has 2 senses:
1. made of inferior workmanship and materials
2. unethical or dishonest
Familiarity information: SHODDY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Reclaimed wool fiber
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("shoddy" is a kind of...):
wool (fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving)
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Superlative: shoddiest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Made of inferior workmanship and materials
Synonyms:
Context example:
cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob
Similar:
inferior (of low or inferior quality)
Derivation:
shoddiness (the property of weakness by virtue of careless construction)
shoddiness (the quality of being cheaply imitative of something better)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Unethical or dishonest
Synonyms:
Context example:
shoddy business practices
Similar:
corrupt (lacking in integrity)
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