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UK
/ʃˈɒdɪnəs/
]
NOUN
- the property of weakness by virtue of careless construction
- the quality of being cheaply imitative of something better
How To Use shoddiness In A Sentence
- There is also - and here the 22 reissued CDs provide a powerful reminder - a pervasive sense of shoddiness clinging to their early output.
- What makes her work worthy of coverage when work of equivalent shoddiness and offensiveness is regarded as absolutely off-limits? The Volokh Conspiracy » BROADCASTING REVISIONISM:
- That she did not reciprocate Alain's depth of feeling was further proof of her own shoddiness. THE IMAGE OF LAURA
- Most traditional buildings have vanished, to be replaced by gimcrack shoddiness in white tile and blue glass.
- It's a celebration of shoddiness, which seems to be one of the features of our system.
- That she did not reciprocate Alain's depth of feeling was further proof of her own shoddiness. THE IMAGE OF LAURA
- However, it remains a showcase to the world of semi-literacy and general shoddiness.
- That she did not reciprocate Alain's depth of feeling was further proof of her own shoddiness. THE IMAGE OF LAURA
- The society which scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity, and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because philosophy is an exalted activity, will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy. Archive 2008-07-01
