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shoddy [ˈʃɒdi, Am ˈʃɑ:-] ADJ pej

1. shoddy treatment:

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2. shoddy goods:

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shoddy inf pej
tandeta f inf pej
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bubel m inf pej
shoddy inf pej
lipa f inf pej

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Her book is either shoddy scholarship or leftist propaganda.
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After the real-estate boom and bust cycles of the 20th century, the area became shoddy and contaminated, and was bought up by the city.
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He often complained that they started with a result and that their work was shoddy, result-oriented, and demagogic.
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It also lacked suspense, any surprises and the production values were shoddy.
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The owners were able to supply shoddy goods to the truck shop and charge top prices.
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The results of taking on these astronomical industrial establishments were high accident rates and shoddy production.
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Many people criticize panelks for their low design quality, mind-numbing appearance, second-rate construction materials and shoddy construction practices.
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Many school buildings had completely collapsed due to unreinforced masonry construction and/or shoddy workmanship.
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These appliances were made deliberately shoddy by a corrupt manufacturer, designed to fail from the get-go under a scheme of planned obsolescence.
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It has the same connonations of shoddy or broken, which may even surpass the word's use in the original sense in frequency.
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