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- pronunciation:
- sha
di
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
shoddier, shoddiest |
| definition 1: |
of low quality; poorly made or carried out.
A shoddy pair of shoes like that will fall apart in no time.Shoddy workmanship went into this furniture.- synonyms:
- base, cheap, cheesy, inferior, low-grade, mean, shabby
- antonyms:
- cunning, elegant, quality, superior, topnotch, well-made, workmanlike
- similar words:
- chintzy, coarse, disreputable, poor, ragged, sleazy, sloppy, sorry, tacky, tatty, tawdry
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| definition 2: |
imitating something of superior quality; sham.
shoddy pearls- synonyms:
- ersatz, fake, false, imitation, phony, sham
- similar words:
- bogus, counterfeit, forgery, mock, pseudo
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| definition 3: |
dishonest or mean-spirited.
shoddy gossip- synonyms:
- deceitful, dishonest, duplicitous, mean
- similar words:
- hateful, low, malevolent, mendacious, shabby, spiteful, vindictive
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| definition 4: |
made of low-grade fiber produced from shredded rags.
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| related words: |
awful, bad, chintzy, dowdy, flimsy, inferior, lousy, meretricious, tawdry |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
shoddies |
| definition 1: |
a low-grade fiber obtained from shredded rags, or something made of this fiber.
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| definition 2: |
something of inferior quality, esp. an imitation.
- synonyms:
- fake, phony, sham
- similar words:
- copy, counterfeit, forgery, imitation, mock, ripoff, simulation
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| derivations: |
shoddily (adv.), shoddiness (n.) |
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