Complete Definition of "shoddy"

English

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�di|-�di

Noun
shoddy

  1. the waste product of wool processing

References
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/handlists/023MSBusFox.pdf

See also
rag and shoddy
mungo

Adjective
en-adj|shoddier|shoddiest

  1. exhibiting poor quality, workmanship, design, or construction

#:Do not settle for shoddy knives if you are serious about cooking.

Translations
trans-top|exhibiting poor quality
Chinese: �� (liedeng)
Dutch: nagemaakt
Finnish: kehno, huonolaatuinen, surkea, ala-arvoinen
French: effiloché m, effilochée f
German: minderwertig
Greek: κακή� �οι��η�α�
Italian: scadente
trans-mid
Japanese: ����� (������ mikakedaoshi)
Korean: ��모
Latin: scadens nominative, scadentis genitive, malefactus m, malefacta f, malefactum n
Norwegian: t-|no|slurvet, t-|no|slurvete (not about objects)
Spanish: mal hecho m, mal hecha f
trans-bottom

Category:Unknown etymology
Category:English nouns

fa:shoddy
fr:shoddy
io:shoddy
vi:shoddy

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