shoddy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- [ˈʃɒ.ɾi] (Canada, US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈʃɑ.di/ (Canada, US)
- [ˈʃɔd.i] (UK)
- /ˈʃɒd.i/ (UK)
Etymology
* Unknown, but possibly from shoad (“loose stone and rubble; fragments”), equivalent to shoad + -y; or possibly from the Arabic word for reuse. Shoad was of inferior quality for building. * The modern adjectival sense was apparently derived from inexpensive shoddy (“fabric from wool-processing byproduct”), which was not really suitable for (but was sometimes still used for) things such as military uniforms at the beginning of the US Civil War.
Meanings
-
(of goods) Of poor quality or construction.
Do not settle for shoddy knives if you are serious about cooking.
Near-synonym: spotty
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(of quality) Poor; low.
Near-synonym: spotty
Do not settle for shoddy quality in your kitchen knives.
- (dated) Pretentious, sham, counterfeit.
- (dated) Ambitious by reason of newly-acquired wealth; nouveau riche.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shoddier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| shoddiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unshoddy · shoddydom · shoddyite · shoddily · shoddiness · shoddyism
Synonyms
wretched · crummy · crap · craptastic · poor man's · shitty · pathetic · flimsy · ticky-tacky · gash · cruddy · lousy · made in China · ropy · coffee-and · cheapshit · bum · second-rate · rinky-dink · mid · fourth-rate · crappo · subpar · low-quality · woeful · third-rate · drecky · bad · pound-shop · poor · chintzy · punk · shoddy · spotty · shite · slazy · low-grade · inferior · ass · garbage · crappy · cheap · trashy · trash · schlocky · spotty · scrubby · low-rent · under par · lousy · cruddy · bottom-shelf · sad · craptabulous · slight · god-awful · crapperific · dogwater · trashy · rubbish · base · BTEC · naughty · cheesy · slim · below par · shit · low · cheap and nasty · craptacular · tenth-rate · tin-pot · one-star · substandard
Translations (53)
pl marny (of poor quality) · fr effiloché (of poor quality) · ru дрянно́й (of poor quality) · es choreto (of poor quality) · la malefactus (of poor quality) · gl trapalleiro (of poor quality) · mi pūtaitai (of poor quality) · tr kalitesiz (of poor quality) · fi hääppöinen (of poor quality) · es cutre (of poor quality) · ru низкопро́бный (of poor quality) · cmn 劣等 (of poor quality) · es mal hecho (of poor quality) · es burdo (of poor quality) · es flaite (of poor quality) · bg долнопробен (of poor quality) · es chanta (of poor quality) · sv tafflig (of poor quality) · fi juosten kustu (of poor quality) · es chimbo (of poor quality) · es purrio (of poor quality) · de billig (of poor quality) · gl ruín (of poor quality) · el κακής ποιότητας (of poor quality) · de schäbig (of poor quality) · tr adi (of poor quality) · ja 劣等な (of poor quality) · de minderwertig (of poor quality) · pt ruim (of poor quality) · pl tandetny (of poor quality) · pl kiepski (of poor quality) · es chafa (of poor quality) · sv slarvig (of poor quality) · it scadente (of poor quality) · fi huonolaatuinen (of poor quality) · no slurvete (of poor quality) · ja 見掛け倒しの (of poor quality) · fi kehno (of poor quality) · tr uyuz (of poor quality) · pl lichy (of poor quality) · pl partacki (of poor quality) · fi ala-arvoinen (of poor quality) · el φτηνός (of poor quality) · fi kämäinen (of poor quality) · de schlampig (of poor quality) · nl nagemaakt (of poor quality) · no slurvet (of poor quality) · es deterior (of poor quality) · ko 조잡하다 (of poor quality) · la scadens (of poor quality) · fi surkea (of poor quality) · da skod (of poor quality) · es chungo (of poor quality)