Word Frequency
shoddy (ˈʃɒdɪ
)
Definitions
adjective
-dier, -diest- imitating something of better quality
- of poor quality; trashy
- made of shoddy material
noun
(plural) -dies- a yarn or fabric made from wool waste or clippings
- anything of inferior quality that is designed to simulate superior quality
Derived Forms
ˈshoddily adverbˈshoddiness noun
Word Origin
C19: of unknown originTranslations for 'shoddy'
- British English: shoddy Shoddy work or a shoddy product has been done or made carelessly or badly. ADJECTIVEI'm normally quick to complain about shoddy service.
- Brazilian Portuguese: de má qualidade
- Chinese: 粗制滥造的粗制製滥濫造的
- European Spanish: deficiente
- French: mauvais mauvaise
- German: minderwertig
- Italian: scadente
- Japanese: 粗雑な
- Korean: 조잡한
- Portuguese: de má qualidade
- Spanish: deficiente
Example Sentences Including 'shoddy'
Andrew, her support, her friend, her brother -well almost, being so silly, so shoddy.THE SWEETEST DREAM (2001)
Arar, 34, says he wants to find out how shoddy intelligence led to his torture in a foreign prison.CBC (2004)
I reckon being a naturist is just a shoddy excuse for indecent exposure.Sun, News of the World (2002)
Just to possess such a rare object - one he had himself discovered - would bring him more fame than anything a shoddy auction could do.Somewhere East of Life
None are near corners, and sell cheap non-branded sandals and shoddy jeans.India Today (1998)
SAS HERO Andy McNab last night backed revelations about the Army's shoddy weapons.Sun, News of the World (2000)
So few dedicated technicians left in these days of instant gratification and shoddy workmanship.Cormorant
The Knicks had no excuse for their inexcusably shoddy performance.Toronto Sun (2003)
The whole cluttered street, which had once been a wide, tree-lined avenue, wore an aura of shoddy greed.TREASON KEEP (2001)
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