shoddy – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
shoddy
adj.
cheap, inferior, of poor quality; phony, imitative, fake
n.
cheap cloth made from recycled wool; clothing of inferior quality; phony item, something that is cheap
shoddy
Noun
1. reclaimed wool fiber
(hypernym) wool
Adjective
1. cheap and shoddy; "cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob"- Judith Crist
(synonym) cheapjack, tawdry
(similar) inferior
2. of inferior workmanship and materials; "mean little jerry-built houses"
(synonym) jerry-built
(similar) weak
shoddy
n.
nekvalitní; podřadný; podvodný
shoddy
Przym.
tandetny; nikczemny; podły
Shoddy
(v. t.)
A fibrous material obtained by "deviling," or tearing into fibers, refuse woolen goods, old stockings, rags, druggets, etc. See Mungo.
(v. t.)
A fabric of inferior quality made of, or containing a large amount of, shoddy.
(a.)
Made wholly or in part of shoddy; containing shoddy; as, shoddy cloth; shoddy blankets; hence, colloquially, not genuine; sham; pretentious; as, shoddy aristocracy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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