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I completely scorn the falsifying, the sanctimonious, the cheap and the shoddy.
Ralph Thomas Walker

Meaning of "shoddy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SHODDY

Of unknown origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SHODDY

shoddy  [ˈʃɒdɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHODDY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shoddy can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SHODDY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

shoddy

Glossary of textile manufacturing

The manufacture of textiles is one of the oldest of human technologies. To make textiles, the first requirement is a source of fibre from which a yarn can be made, primarily by spinning. The yarn is processed by knitting or weaving, which turns yarn into cloth. The machine used for weaving is the loom. For decoration, the process of colouring yarn or the finished material is dyeing. For more information of the various steps, see textile manufacturing. ▪ A ▪ B ▪ C ▪ D ▪ E ▪ F ▪ G ▪ H ▪ I ▪ J ▪ K ▪ L ▪ M ▪ N ▪ O ▪ P ▪ Q ▪ R ▪ S ▪ T ▪ U ▪ V ▪ W ▪ X ▪ Y ▪ Z ▪ External links...

Definition of shoddy in the English dictionary

The first definition of shoddy in the dictionary is imitating something of better quality. Other definition of shoddy is of poor quality; trashy. Shoddy is also made of shoddy material.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHODDY


antibody
ˈæntɪˌbɒdɪ
anybody
ˈɛnɪˌbɒdɪ
autoantibody
ˌɔːtəʊˈæntɪˌbɒdɪ
blackbody
ˈblækˌbɒdɪ
body
ˈbɒdɪ
busybody
ˈbɪzɪˌbɒdɪ
embody
ɪmˈbɒdɪ
everybody
ˈɛvrɪˌbɒdɪ
homebody
ˈhəʊmˌbɒdɪ
noddy
ˈnɒdɪ
Peabody
ˈpiːˌbɒdɪ
toddy
ˈtɒdɪ
underbody
ˈʌndəˌbɒdɪ
unibody
ˈjuːnɪˌbɒdɪ
wadi
ˈwɒdɪ
wady
ˈwɒdɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHODDY

shockstall
shockumentaries
shockumentary
shod
shodden
shoddier
shoddies
shoddiest
shoddily
shoddiness
shoder
shoe
shoe box
shoe cream
shoe leather
shoe polish
shoe rack
shoe repairer
shoe repairing
shoe repairs

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHODDY

addy
big Daddy
buddy
caddy
cloddy
daddy
diddy
doddy
eddy
giddy
kiddy
muddy
paddy
poddy
reddy
ruddy
rum toddy
Soddy
spoddy
teddy

Synonyms and antonyms of shoddy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SHODDY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «shoddy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of shoddy

Translation of «shoddy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHODDY

Find out the translation of shoddy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shoddy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shoddy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

粗制滥造的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

deficiente
570 millions of speakers

English

shoddy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घटिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير المطابقة للمواصفات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дрянной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de má qualidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিরেস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mauvais
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kurang bermutu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

minderwertig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

粗雑な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

조잡한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shoddy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xấu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சொதப்பலாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विचित्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kalitesiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scadente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tandetne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

паскудної
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

calitate inferioara
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κακής ποιότητας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

shoddy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

luddiga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

shoddy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shoddy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHODDY»

The term «shoddy» is very widely used and occupies the 12.293 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHODDY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shoddy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shoddy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shoddy

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5 QUOTES WITH «SHODDY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shoddy.
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Margery Allingham
He did not arrive at this conclusion by the decent process of quiet, logical deduction, nor yet by the blinding flash of glorious intuition, but by the shoddy, untidy process halfway between the two by which one usually gets to know things.
2
Juan Cole
I think that there's been an unfortunate tendency for right wing think tanks to dominate these discussions. They often produce very shoddy studies and policy recommendations, which are nevertheless taken very seriously.
3
Alex Kingston
Children's programming in America, I think it's pretty shoddy in terms of lack of diversity. It's pretty much cartoons and Disney sort of shows. I don't find any of that stimulating for children.
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Eddie Redmayne
I think all actors have a similar deal. You want some people who understand. Although it looks great - and is great - there are also shoddy moments when you feel really rotten, and when it's going well, you're not allowed to complain.
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Ralph Thomas Walker
I completely scorn the falsifying, the sanctimonious, the cheap and the shoddy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHODDY»

Discover the use of shoddy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shoddy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Over Yonder: Last of the Shoddy Town Tales
This is the third and final instalment in Fred Butler's hilarious series about life in the Shoddy Town district of West Yorkshire, England.
Fred Butler, 2006
2
Up the Snicket: Shoddy Town Tales
In the first book of the series, readers meet Dopey Don, Cuckoo, and Eric the Fireman, and hear the fun and laughter of days gone by.
Fred Butler, 2006
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Down the Ginnel: More Shoddy Town Tales
Following the huge success of 'Up The Snicket', this is the second instalment in the laugh-a-minute series about life in the Shoddy Town district of West Yorkshire.
Fred Butler, 2006
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Shoddy Cove
Clare's summer has been ruined.
Betty Levin, 2010
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The History of the Shoddy Trade: Its Rise, Progress, and ...
The Shoddy and Bag Merchants fall now under review: they form an important body, both as regards the number of them, and the extent of their transac~ tions. Formerly, rag dealing was not a distinct business, neither was the dealing in ...
Samuel JUBB, 1860
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The Man Who Tried to Burn New York
Their critics described them by applying a derogatory label from the textile trade —the word used to describe the compound of refuse and sweepings that was rolled, glued, and smoothed into cloth for military uniforms—“shoddy,” which fell ...
Nat Brandt, 1999
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The Enemy Within: Fears of Corruption in the Civil War North
plied with “shoddy” garments had “got his coat buttoned, his pantaloons were all worn out,” and that another soldier had found that “the first time [he] went out into the open air all the buttons blew off.” This humor did not at all obscure the ...
Michael Thomas Smith, 2011
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Shoddy vs. pure wool
The production of shoddy during the census year 1890 is shown by the following table: Production of shoddy, 1890. " •See explanation of this table on p. 14. 'Idle. The 94 establishments given above manufacture shoddy exclusively, but the ...
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means, United States. 57th Congress, 1st session, 1901-1902. Senate. [from old catalog], United States. 57th Congress, 1st session, 1901-1902. House. [from old catalog], 1902
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Labour and the Poor in England and Wales, 1849-1851: ...
To this stuff the name of "shoddy" is given; but the real and orthodox shoddy is a production of the woollen districts, and consists of the second-hand wool manufactured by the tearing up, or rather the grinding, of woollen rags by means of ...
Jules Ginswick, 1983
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The Russian ball or The adventures of Miss Clementina Shoddy
Charles J Stedman. POEM. THE RUSSIAN BALL. " Oh, Pa, of course I must.
Charles J Stedman

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHODDY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shoddy is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Senate's shoddy report on CBC: Goar
It is just as well. The 63-page report by a 10-member Senate committee is a shoddy piece of work; poorly researched, internally contradictory, short on vision. «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
2
Shoddy building practices rife in Auckland, building inspectors say
Auckland's building inspection authorities are alarmed at the shoddy workmanship they're seeing on construction sites around the city. Auckland Council is ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
3
Shoddy start to the week before things settle down
There'll be late and low sunshine as well as a few showery outbreaks as the longest day of the year draws to a close. Most of the showers will be concentrated ... «ITV News, Jun 15»
4
Auckland property crisis: Shoddy building in hot market
Shoddy buildings are going up in Auckland as the council struggles with "significant" quality issues including unskilled construction workers without proper ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
5
Frozen funday 'rip-off' as children wait in massive queues to meet …
Mother Katie O'Donoghue said: "We basically went there and paid £19 to glimpse a shoddy Olaf walking around. "There was not enough food and drink stands, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
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Here are the major reasons behind the shoddy BSNL service
PANAJI: The recent network outage across parts of North Goa has put the spotlight back on Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited's (BSNL) shoddy services, something ... «ET Telecom, May 15»
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NSEL investors sue govt agencies, allege shoddy investigation
“The investigation is shoddy. Culprits, including Manjay Shah (younger brother of Jignesh Shah), Paras Ajmera (Jignesh Shah's aide) and Shankarlal Guru ... «Business Standard, Apr 15»
8
Insurers pushed away by concerns over shoddy condos in Canada
Peter J. Thompson/National PostCases of shoddy construction in Canada's largest city, Toronto, have led to lawsuits and high repair costs for problems such as ... «Financial Post, Apr 15»
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Gilead Attacks FCA Suit's Claims Of Shoddy Drugmaking
Law360, New York (March 20, 2015, 7:24 PM ET) -- Gilead Sciences Inc. is pressing a California federal court to wipe out a False Claims Act suit brought by ... «Law360, Mar 15»
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John Key says shoddy quake repairs should be fixed
Prime Minister John Key says shoddy repair work on earthquake-damaged Canterbury homes is "worrying" and any repairs not up to par should be fixed. «The Press, Mar 15»

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