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Adjective: shoddy (shoddier,shoddiest)  shódee
  1. Cheap and shoddy
    - cheapjack [N. Amer], tawdry
     
  2. Of inferior workmanship and materials
    - jerry-built
     
  3. Designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently
    "shoddy business practices"
    - deceptive, misleading
Noun: shoddy  shódee
  1. Reclaimed wool fibre

Derived forms: shoddies, shoddier, shoddiest

See also: dishonest, dishonorable [US], dishonourable [Brit, Cdn], inferior, shoddily, shoddiness, weak

Type of: wool

Encyclopedia: Shoddy