1. Poorly made; of inferior quality or workmanship
   "shoddy moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob";
   - cheapjack [N. Amer, informal], gimcrack
    
2. Unethical or dishonest
   "shoddy business practices";
   - dirty, sordid, gimcrack

1. Reclaimed wool fibre
   "The manufacturer used shoddy to produce low-cost blankets"

Derived forms: shoddier, shoddiest, shoddies

See also: corrupt, haphazard, inferior, janky [US, informal], slapdash, slipshod, sloppy

Type of: wool

Encyclopedia: Shoddy