shoddiness
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈʃɑːdiness/
:
deficiencia
- I appreciate all the intense reasoning devoted to this, but my purpose in recounting the anecdote in which my corporate finance professor exposed the shoddiness of my assumption that the welfare of potential shareholders could be equated with the welfare of current shareholders.
Examples
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Though criticizing Schrecker's scholarship for its "shoddiness," Hook did not accuse her of having concealed or fudged the evidence of abuses.
Academic text (1996) -
The suburbs that had crept out along the paths of the freeways fell into shoddiness and disrepair in the blink of an eye.
Academic text (2004) -
That's the very definition of shoddiness.
Blog text (23) -
I detest shoddiness, and I abhor things done halfway.
Fiction book (1996) -
The shoddiness of Gu Bing's artistic program has already been discussed by many modern scholars.
Academic text (2015) -
There seemed a shoddiness here that was disturbing, and I couldn't imagine what Meryl might see in Paul Woolf.
Fiction book (1990) -
He was surprised by the shoddiness of the corridors, like backstage at a fancy theater.
Fiction book (1993) -
She echoed his contempt for laziness and shoddiness.
Academic text (2003) -
"The society that scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy.
Blog text (8) -
The shoddiness of the construction was evident as the building began to crumble after just a year.
Synonyms
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A poor quality building or repair that fails soon because people are careless
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4.4
Being weak and not well made so it breaks or fails easily
Antonyms
How Poor
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Shoddiness comes from the older word shoddy, which first named cheap cloth made from recycled wool. Because that cloth was weak and low quality, shoddiness now means 'the quality of being badly made' or carelessly done.