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shoddy

/ʃɒdi/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A low-grade cloth made from by-products of wool processing, or from recycled wool.
  2. Worthless goods.
  3. Vulgar pretence or sham.
  4. Of poor quality or construction
  5. Pretentious, sham, counterfeit
  6. Ambitious by reason of newly-acquired wealth; nouveau riche

Etymology / origin

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Related words

inferior(English)weak(English)tawdry(English)jerry-built(English)cheapjack(English)low-grade(English)flimsy(English)substandard(English)workmanship(English)mungo(English)woollen(English)craftsmanship(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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