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shoddiness
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun shoddiness has 2 senses
- shoddiness(n = noun.attribute) trashiness - the quality of being cheaply imitative of something better; Array is a kind of ineptitude, worthlessness
- shoddiness(n = noun.attribute) flimsiness - the property of weakness by virtue of careless construction; Array is a kind of weakness
Derived forms adjective shoddy2, adjective shoddy1
Derived form adjective shoddy2
ROGET THESAURUS
shoddiness
Worthlessness
N worthlessness, valuelessness, lack of value, uselessness, cheapness, shoddiness, low quality, poor quality, trash, garbage, worthless, valueless, useless, cheap, shoddy, slapdash, inexpensive, not worth the paper it's printed on, not worth a sou.
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