Shoddy refers to poor materials or quality. Maybe you passed on buying a house because it leaned in an odd way and various and sundry parts were falling off. Sounds like both the materials and workmanship were shoddy.
A fibrous material obtained by "deviling," or tearing into fibers, refuse woolen goods, old stockings, rags, druggets, etc. See
Noun
reclaimed wool fiber
Adjective S.
of inferior workmanship and materials; "mean little jerry-built houses"
Adjective S.
cheap and shoddy; "cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob"- Judith Crist
v. t.
A fibrous material obtained by "deviling," or tearing
into fibers, refuse woolen goods, old stockings, rags, druggets, etc.
See Mungo.
v. t.
A fabric of inferior quality made of, or containing a
large amount of, shoddy.
a.
Made wholly or in part of shoddy; containing shoddy; as,
shoddy cloth; shoddy blankets; hence, colloquially, not genuine; sham;
pretentious; as, shoddy aristocracy.
Shoddy
Shoddy
Shoddy inventions designed to bolster up a factitious pride.
A fibrous material obtained by "deviling," or tearing into fibers, refuse woolen goods, old stockings, rags, druggets, etc. See
Made wholly or in part of shoddy; containing shoddy;
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