Shoddy (shoddier, shoddiest) (original) (raw)

Irregular inflected forms: shoddier , shoddiest

I. (noun)

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)

Meaning:

Unethical or dishonest

Example:

shoddy business practices

Synonyms:

dirty; shoddy; sordid

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

corrupt (lacking in integrity)

Meaning:

Made of inferior workmanship and materials

Example:

cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob

Synonyms:

cheapjack; shoddy; tawdry

Classified under:

Adjectives

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)