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Adjective: shoddy (shoddier,shoddiest)  shó-dee
  1. Made of inferior workmanship and materials
    "shoddy moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob";
    - cheapjack [N. Amer, informal], tawdry
     
  2. Unethical or dishonest
    "shoddy business practices";
    - dirty, sordid
Noun: shoddy  shó-dee
  1. Reclaimed wool fibre

Derived forms: shoddiest, shoddies, shoddier

See also: corrupt, inferior

Type of: wool

Encyclopedia: Shoddy