—adj. (shoddier, shoddiest)
1 trashy; shabby; poorly made.
2 counterfeit.
—n. (pl. -ies)
1 a an inferior cloth made partly from the shredded fibre of old woollen cloth. b such fibre.
2 any thing of shoddy quality.
Derivatives:
shoddily adv. shoddiness n.
Etymology: 19th c.: orig. dial.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.