His book is riddled with shoddy research.
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Shoddy
//ˈʃɑ.di//
Synonyms for "shoddy" (329 found)
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tawdryabjectabominableaffectedapocryphalarrantartificialassumedatrociousawfulbasebastardbeastlybeat upbeat-upbedraggledbeggarlybeneath contemptblameworthyblowzy
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bogusbroken-downbrummagembrutalbudgetcarelesscaricaturecheapcheapjackcheatcheesychintzyclamjamfryclinquantcoarsecolorablecoloredcommoncontemptiblecorduroycorruptcottoncounterfeitcounterfeitedcrappycrummydebaseddebrisdegradeddeplorabledepraveddespicabledetestabledilapidateddingydiredirtydiscreditabledisgracefuldisgustingdishonorabledisreputabledistorted
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (99)
dowdydown at the heeldown-at-heeldown-at-the-heelsdrabbletaileddraggleddraggletaileddreadfuldressed updummydusteasyeconomiceconomicaleconomyegregiousembellishedembroideredenormousersatz
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execrablefabricfactitiousfakefakedfakementfalsifiedfeeblefeignedfetidfictitiousfictivefilthyflagrantforgeryfoulframe upframe-upfraudfrayedfrazzledfrowzyfrugalfrumpishfrumpyfull of holesfulsomegarbledgaudygimcrackygood-for-naughtgood-for-nothinggravegrievousgrossgrubbyhatefulheinoushoaxholeyhorriblehorridignominiousillegitimateimitationimpostorin ragsin shredsin tattersinexpensiveinfamousinferiorinformalingloriousjunkjunkylamentablelitterlittleloathsomelooselousylowlow downlow pricedlow-downlow-pricedlumberlumpenmake believemake-believemakeshiftman mademan-mademanageablemangymeanmeasly
Adjective(1 words)
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meretriciousmessymickey mousemiserablemockmoderatemodestmonstrousmussynastynefariousnegligentngno accountno goodno-accountno-goodnoisomenominalnot worth having
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not worth mentioningnot worthwhilenotoriousnugaciousnugatorynylonobnoxiousodiousoffensiveorneryoutrageouspaltrypastepatchypatheticpervertedpettyphonypinchbeckpitiablepitifulplasticpokypoorpretendedpseudoput onput up jobput-onput-up jobquasiqueerraffraggedraggedyrankrattyreasonableregrettablereprehensiblereptilianrepulsiveriffraffrip offrip-offrottenrubbishrubbishyrubbleruinousrun-downsadscabbyscandalousschlockscragglyscrapscrubbyscruffyscummyscurvyscuzzysecond-rateseedyself-styledsensibleshabbyshadyshamshamefulshockingsimulacrumsimulatedslackslatternlysleazyslipshodsloppyslovenlysluttishsmallso calledso-calledsoi-disantsordidsorryspurioussqualidsupposititiousswindlesynthetictackytatteredtattyterribletintinnytinseltinsellytitivatedtokentoo badtorntrashtrashytrivialtrucktrumperytwistedtwo-for-a-centtwo-for-a-pennytwopennytwopenny-halfpennyunauthenticuncleanunexpensiveungenuineunkemptunmentionableunnaturalunneatunprofessionalunrealunrespectableunsightlyuntidyvaluelessvilevillainouswarpedwhited sepulcherwithin meanswoefulworstworth the moneyworthlesswretched
Adjective(5 words)
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3 entriesTranslations
55 translations across 20 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- долнопробен adj (of poor quality)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 劣等 adj (of poor quality)
Danish
1 entries- skod adj (of poor quality)
Dutch
1 entries- nagemaakt adj (of poor quality)
Finnish
4 entries- ala-arvoinen adj (of poor quality)
- huonolaatuinen adj (of poor quality)
- juosten kustu adj (of poor quality)
- kehno adj (of poor quality)
French
1 entries- effiloché adj (of poor quality)
Galician
2 entries- ruín adj (of poor quality)
- trapalleiro adj (of poor quality)
German
4 entries- billig adj (of poor quality)
- minderwertig adj (of poor quality)
- schlampig adj (of poor quality)
- schäbig adj (of poor quality)
Greek
2 entries- κακής ποιότητας adj (of poor quality)
- φτηνός adj (of poor quality)
Italian
1 entries- scadente adj (of poor quality)
Japanese
2 entries- 劣等な adj (of poor quality)
- 見掛け倒しの adj (of poor quality)
Korean
2 entries- 조잡하다 adj (of poor quality)
- 재생모 noun (low-grade cloth made from used wool or wool byproducts)
Latin
2 entries- malefactus adj (of poor quality)
- scadens adj (of poor quality)
Norwegian
2 entries- slurvet adj (of poor quality)
- slurvete adj (of poor quality)
Polish
4 entries- kiepski adj (of poor quality)
- lichy adj (of poor quality)
- marny adj (of poor quality)
- partacki adj (of poor quality)
Portuguese
1 entries- ruim adj (of poor quality)
Russian
2 entries- дрянно́й adj (of poor quality)
- низкопро́бный adj (of poor quality)
Spanish
4 entries- burdo adj (of poor quality)
- chafa adj (of poor quality)
- chafa adj (of poor quality)
- chanta adj (of poor quality)
Swedish
2 entries- slarvig adj (of poor quality)
- tafflig adj (of poor quality)
Turkish
3 entries- adi adj (of poor quality)
- kalitesiz adj (of poor quality)
- uyuz adj (of poor quality)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
If you call now and order immediately, you'll get double our shoddy rubbish for the same price!
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Tom does shoddy work.
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This work is shoddy.
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