shoddiness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English shoddy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English shoddiness From shoddy + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The property of being shoddy.
What, I wondered, is the defining characteristic of communist shoddiness? It certainly exists, for it is instantly recognizable among all the other possible forms of shoddiness.
2012, Theodore Dalrymple, The Wilder Shores of Marx: Journeys in a Vanishing World:
- (countable, rare) The result or product of being shoddy.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shoddinesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |