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shoddy
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
shoddy
(adjective)
shoddy
/
ˈ
ʃɑːdi/
adjective
shoddier
;
shoddiest
shoddy
/
ˈ
ʃɑːdi/
adjective
shoddier
;
shoddiest
Britannica Dictionary definition of SHODDY
:
poorly done or made
shoddy
work/workmanship/furniture/goods
They gave a
shoddy
performance.
shoddy
journalism
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— shoddily
/
ˈ
ʃɑːdəli/
adverb
a
shoddily
built barn
a
shoddily
managed business
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ˈ
ʃɑːdinəs/
noun
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noncount
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