Shoddy
adjective
Of poor quality or made carelessly.
She was wearing a shoddy pair of shoes.
Often appears as...
- shoddy workmanship
- shoddy goods
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Disapproving
noun
A cheap and low-quality material, often used as a substitute for something better.
The jacket was made from shoddy, not wool.
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Disapproving
noun
The reuse of old wool rags in a way that makes them seem new, but of worse quality.
During the war, they produced blankets from shoddy.
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Disapproving
Historical
adjective
Of poor quality or made carelessly.
She was wearing a shoddy pair of shoes.
Often appears as...
- shoddy workmanship
- shoddy goods
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A cheap and low-quality material, often used as a substitute for something better.
The jacket was made from shoddy, not wool.
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
The reuse of old wool rags in a way that makes them seem new, but of worse quality.
During the war, they produced blankets from shoddy.
Usage tips
Disapproving
Historical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The word 'shoddy' implies disapproval and suggests that something is not just poor quality but also disappointingly so.
I can't believe how shoddy this toy is; it broke in one day.
Pro Tip 2/3Non-Literal Use
'Shoddy' can be used metaphorically to describe anything poorly done, not just physical items.
Your argument is full of holes; it's pretty shoddy reasoning.
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Critique
Use 'shoddy' in informal situations, like when critiquing a friend's hasty work, not in formal analysis.
Your repair job on the bike seems a bit shoddy.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The word 'shoddy' implies disapproval and suggests that something is not just poor quality but also disappointingly so.
I can't believe how shoddy this toy is; it broke in one day.
Pro Tip 2/3Non-Literal Use
'Shoddy' can be used metaphorically to describe anything poorly done, not just physical items.
Your argument is full of holes; it's pretty shoddy reasoning.
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Critique
Use 'shoddy' in informal situations, like when critiquing a friend's hasty work, not in formal analysis.
Your repair job on the bike seems a bit shoddy.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The word 'shoddy' implies disapproval and suggests that something is not just poor quality but also disappointingly so.
I can't believe how shoddy this toy is; it broke in one day.
Pro Tip 2/3Non-Literal Use
'Shoddy' can be used metaphorically to describe anything poorly done, not just physical items.
Your argument is full of holes; it's pretty shoddy reasoning.
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Critique
Use 'shoddy' in informal situations, like when critiquing a friend's hasty work, not in formal analysis.
Your repair job on the bike seems a bit shoddy.
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The punishable perils of...
And the old synonym switcheroo in which plagiarists utilize a thesaurus as their main weapon. By substituting a synonym for nearly every word in the document and leaving the sentence structure and order of the ideas the same, plagiarists give legitimate paraphrasing a very bad name. Shoddy paraphrasing is also a key part
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Alaskan Moosicide PIPE...
dead moose this one floating in a lake the Moose is not in an area where you normally find a dead moose which is usually in shallow water on the side of the lake it's actually floating in deep water which gives us concern that this moose has probably been shot it was probably shoddy illegally it was
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John Maeda: My journey...
a great graphic design school. And here's this, like, dirty, kind of, shoddy, kind of, dark computer room. And I began to wonder, Is this the goal? Is this what we want, you know? And also, I began to be fascinated by machines -- you know, like copy machines -- and so this is actually in Basel.
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United by Ping Pong,...
was homeless is good I was using drugs this time it's cause I lost a job and Here I am of Industry it's hard for me to find work it's a whole bunch of things I talked about it's consequence of my own actions you know years the drug abuse and shoddy work history and a
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A Parkland teacher's...
had witnessed some pretty shoddy marksmanship on the battlefield. So in an attempt to prepare their men for any future conflicts, they founded the National Rifle Association to promote rifle practice. In short, the Second Amendment was written to ensure
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Why we ignore obvious...
So how come the conversations are so different? You could actually ask this question, not just about countries, but about just about everyone. The auto companies that put safety first and the ones that don't bother to recall their shoddy cars
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Safari Live - Day 329 PIPE...
side of the world those vehicles are are a pain in the backside if I'm honest they really are not easy to keep running mechanic on that side of the world is shoddy who's also a magician this is somehow keeping those vehicles living I
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Drug Vest PIPE National...
told that it was a kilogram she was quite open about showing me where where the stuff was secreted except it wasn't really secreted okay well hang on a second you know this is actually shoddy workmanship where now
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See Elephants at Their...
guys to put funny songs on for their intern this is the advertisement for the song it's called a squeezer job or shoddy hibari Alejo Paulo to some boy
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Get comfortable with...
I'm a professional troublemaker. As my job is to critique the world, the shoddy systems and the people who refuse to do better,
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The punishable perils of...
And the old synonym switcheroo in which plagiarists utilize a thesaurus as their main weapon. By substituting a synonym for nearly every word in the document and leaving the sentence structure and order of the ideas the same, plagiarists give legitimate paraphrasing a very bad name. Shoddy paraphrasing is also a key part
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Alaskan Moosicide PIPE...
dead moose this one floating in a lake the Moose is not in an area where you normally find a dead moose which is usually in shallow water on the side of the lake it's actually floating in deep water which gives us concern that this moose has probably been shot it was probably shoddy illegally it was
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John Maeda: My journey...
a great graphic design school. And here's this, like, dirty, kind of, shoddy, kind of, dark computer room. And I began to wonder, Is this the goal? Is this what we want, you know? And also, I began to be fascinated by machines -- you know, like copy machines -- and so this is actually in Basel.
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United by Ping Pong,...
was homeless is good I was using drugs this time it's cause I lost a job and Here I am of Industry it's hard for me to find work it's a whole bunch of things I talked about it's consequence of my own actions you know years the drug abuse and shoddy work history and a
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A Parkland teacher's...
had witnessed some pretty shoddy marksmanship on the battlefield. So in an attempt to prepare their men for any future conflicts, they founded the National Rifle Association to promote rifle practice. In short, the Second Amendment was written to ensure
Video examples
Why we ignore obvious...
So how come the conversations are so different? You could actually ask this question, not just about countries, but about just about everyone. The auto companies that put safety first and the ones that don't bother to recall their shoddy cars
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 329 PIPE...
side of the world those vehicles are are a pain in the backside if I'm honest they really are not easy to keep running mechanic on that side of the world is shoddy who's also a magician this is somehow keeping those vehicles living I
Video examples
Drug Vest PIPE National...
told that it was a kilogram she was quite open about showing me where where the stuff was secreted except it wasn't really secreted okay well hang on a second you know this is actually shoddy workmanship where now
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See Elephants at Their...
guys to put funny songs on for their intern this is the advertisement for the song it's called a squeezer job or shoddy hibari Alejo Paulo to some boy
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Get comfortable with...
I'm a professional troublemaker. As my job is to critique the world, the shoddy systems and the people who refuse to do better,
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Tom Hodgkinson
British Writer
Faffing is completely harmless, whereas its opposite - dynamic, purposeful activity - is often very harmful. Faffers do not tend to kill people or make them work 12-hour days or sell them shoddy merchandise or lend them vast sums of money that they cannot pay back.
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Margery Allingham
English Writer
He did not arrive at this conclusion by the decent process of quiet, logical deduction, nor yet by the blinding flash of glorious intuition, but by the shoddy, untidy process halfway between the two by which one usually gets to know things.
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Eddie Redmayne
English Actor
I think all actors have a similar deal. You want some people who understand. Although it looks great - and is great - there are also shoddy moments when you feel really rotten, and when it's going well, you're not allowed to complain.
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Juan Cole
American Educator
I think that there's been an unfortunate tendency for right wing think tanks to dominate these discussions. They often produce very shoddy studies and policy recommendations, which are nevertheless taken very seriously.
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Jen Lancaster
American Author
The first 'Wii Fit' games I tried were the slalom and ski jumping. I believe my spectacular failures here had more to do with the board resting on thick carpet than my shoddy balance.
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Bear Grylls
British Explorer
I had many opportunities to get behind products in the past, and I was always careful to evaluate all of them. I will not put my name to shoddy items.
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Ruskin Bond
Indian Author
I suppose in the long run, it's the good work that outlasts the shoddy work, but there's enough room for all kinds of writing.
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Gillian Armstrong
Australian Director
It's really actually been pretty shoddy and appalling, the amount of local content, Australian drama, on ABC TV.
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor
English Musician
I'm too frightened of confrontation, so I will always tip - even if the service has been really shoddy.
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Jerry Della Femina
American Businessman
Business Week' is guilty of very shoddy reporting.
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Tom Hodgkinson
British Writer
Faffing is completely harmless, whereas its opposite - dynamic, purposeful activity - is often very harmful. Faffers do not tend to kill people or make them work 12-hour days or sell them shoddy merchandise or lend them vast sums of money that they cannot pay back.
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Margery Allingham
English Writer
He did not arrive at this conclusion by the decent process of quiet, logical deduction, nor yet by the blinding flash of glorious intuition, but by the shoddy, untidy process halfway between the two by which one usually gets to know things.
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Eddie Redmayne
English Actor
I think all actors have a similar deal. You want some people who understand. Although it looks great - and is great - there are also shoddy moments when you feel really rotten, and when it's going well, you're not allowed to complain.
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Juan Cole
American Educator
I think that there's been an unfortunate tendency for right wing think tanks to dominate these discussions. They often produce very shoddy studies and policy recommendations, which are nevertheless taken very seriously.
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Jen Lancaster
American Author
The first 'Wii Fit' games I tried were the slalom and ski jumping. I believe my spectacular failures here had more to do with the board resting on thick carpet than my shoddy balance.
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Bear Grylls
British Explorer
I had many opportunities to get behind products in the past, and I was always careful to evaluate all of them. I will not put my name to shoddy items.
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Ruskin Bond
Indian Author
I suppose in the long run, it's the good work that outlasts the shoddy work, but there's enough room for all kinds of writing.
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Gillian Armstrong
Australian Director
It's really actually been pretty shoddy and appalling, the amount of local content, Australian drama, on ABC TV.
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor
English Musician
I'm too frightened of confrontation, so I will always tip - even if the service has been really shoddy.
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Jerry Della Femina
American Businessman
Business Week' is guilty of very shoddy reporting.
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