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Shoddy

/ʃɒdi/

A low-grade cloth made from by-products of wool processing, or from recycled wool.

📖 Definitions of "Shoddy"

noun
  1. 1

    A low-grade cloth made from by-products of wool processing, or from recycled wool.

  2. 2

    Worthless goods.

  3. 3

    Vulgar pretence or sham.

adjective
  1. 1

    Of poor quality or construction

    "Do not settle for shoddy knives if you are serious about cooking."

  2. 2

    Pretentious, sham, counterfeit

  3. 3

    Ambitious by reason of newly-acquired wealth; nouveau riche

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