shoddy

Meaning of shoddy

adjective
  1. badly made or done.
    we're not paying good money for shoddy goods
noun
  1. an inferior quality yarn or fabric made from the shredded fibre of waste woollen cloth or clippings.
    the production of shoddy and mattress stuffing

mid 19th century: of unknown origin.

Information about shoddy

  • The plural form of shoddy is: shoddies.
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Hyphenation of shoddy

shoddy

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
  • shoddy is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

shoddy synonyms

Meaning cheapjack:

cheapjack, tawdry

Meaning deceptive:

deceptive, misleading

Meaning of low standard or quality:

inferior

Meaning inexpensive because of inferior quality:

cheap

Meaning (especially of items of popular culture) of poor quality:

trashy

Meaning showy but cheap or badly made:

gimcrack

Meaning in a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined:

crude

Meaning made of thin or poor-quality metal:

tinny

Meaning (of glue, paint, or other substances) not fully dry and retaining a slightly sticky feel:

tacky

Meaning worn and shabby; in poor condition:

tatty

Meaning useless or of little value:

junky

Meaning of poor quality:

ropy

Meaning a flour pudding boiled or steamed in a cloth bag:

duff

Meaning very bad; worthless or useless:

rubbish

Meaning of poor quality and little value:

rubbishy

Meaning unpleasant and of poor quality:

grotty

Meaning not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors:

careless

Meaning done too hurriedly and carelessly:

slapdash

Meaning careless and unsystematic; excessively casual:

sloppy

Meaning characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization:

slipshod

Meaning consisting of disorganized, untidy, or incomplete parts:

scrappy

Meaning not arranged neatly and in order:

untidy

Meaning untidy or dirty:

messy

Meaning done with excessive speed or urgency; hurried:

hasty

Meaning done in a hurry; rushed:

hurried

Meaning failing to take proper care over something:

negligent

Meaning hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed:

cursory

shoddy antonyms

Meaning making sure of avoiding potential danger, mishap, or harm; cautious:

careful

Words that rhyme with shoddy

coddy, doddy, hoddy, slipshoddy, cloddy, Snoddy, noddy, tomnoddy, poddy, Broddy, Roddy, ramroddy, throddy, Soddy, powsoddy, soddy, Toddy, toddy, Passamaquoddy

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