Shoddiness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The property of being shoddy. uncountable

    "What, I wondered, is the defining characteristic of communist shoddiness? It certainly exists, for it is instantly recognizable among all the other possible forms of shoddiness."

  2. 2
    the property of weakness by virtue of careless construction wordnet
  3. 3
    The result or product of being shoddy. countable, rare
  4. 4
    the quality of being cheaply imitative of something better wordnet

Synonyms

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basenessbestialitybrutalitycarelessnesscheapnessdegradation

Example

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"What, I wondered, is the defining characteristic of communist shoddiness? It certainly exists, for it is instantly recognizable among all the other possible forms of shoddiness."

Etymology

From shoddy + -ness.

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