shoddy

/'ʃɔdi/

Thân thiện

The company was criticized for its shoddy construction of the new apartment building.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Of poor quality or inferior workmanship: Made or done cheaply and carelessly, using low-grade materials.
   • Dishonest or unethical: Characterized by unscrupulous or deceptive practices.

2. Noun:

   • Reclaimed or remanufactured wool fiber: A type of material made from old woolen rags that have been shredded and re-spun.
   • Something of inferior quality: An item or product that is poorly made.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The furniture fell apart after a month; it was clearly shoddy workmanship.
  • The company was criticized for its shoddy treatment of employees.
• Noun:
  • The coat was made from shoddy, not new wool.
  • The market was full of shoddies that wouldn't last a season.

Advanced Usage

• "shoddy goods": Products that are poorly manufactured and of low quality.
  • Consumers are warned about buying shoddy goods from unverified online sellers.
• "shoddy construction": Building work that is done carelessly and with substandard materials.
  • The building's collapse was attributed to shoddy construction.

Variants and Related Words

• Shoddily (adverb): In a poor-quality or careless manner.
  • The report was shoddily prepared, full of errors.
• Shoddiness (noun): The state or quality of being shoddy.
  • The shoddiness of the product was evident from the loose stitching.

Synonyms

• Inferior: Of low quality.
• Cheapjack: Cheap and of poor quality (often used for goods).
• Jerry-built: Built cheaply and flimsily.
• Tawdry: Showy but cheap and of poor quality.

Antonyms

• Superior: Of high quality.
• Well-made: Constructed with skill and good materials.
• Durable: Able to withstand wear and decay.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "shoddy treatment": Unfair, disrespectful, or careless handling of a person or situation.
  • The victims received shoddy treatment from the authorities.
• "shoddy practices": Unethical or careless methods of operation, especially in business.
  • The investigation revealed a history of shoddy accounting practices.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently
   • the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm
   • deliberately deceptive packaging
   • a misleading similarity
   • statistics can be presented in ways that are misleading
   • shoddy business practices
2. of inferior workmanship and materials
   • mean little jerry-built houses
3. cheap and shoddy
   • cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob- Judith Crist

Noun

1. reclaimed wool fiber

Từ đồng nghĩa

• deceptive
• misleading
• jerry-built
• cheapjack
• tawdry