shoddy
/ʃɒdi/
noun
- 1
A low-grade cloth made from by-products of wool processing, or from recycled wool.
- 2
Worthless goods.
- 3
Vulgar pretence or sham.
adjective
- 1
Of poor quality or construction
“Do not settle for shoddy knives if you are serious about cooking.”
- 2
Pretentious, sham, counterfeit
- 3
Ambitious by reason of newly-acquired wealth; nouveau riche
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