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Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - shoddy

 

Shoddy

shoddy
adj. & n. --adj. (shoddier, shoddiest) 1 trashy; shabby; poorly made. 2 counterfeit. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 a an inferior cloth made partly from the shredded fibre of old woollen cloth. b such fibre. 2 any thing of shoddy quality. Derivatives shoddily adv. shoddiness n. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. dial.
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  I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1832 1. a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo, a fabric often of inferior quality manufactured wholly or partly from reclaimed wool, 2. inferior, imitative, or pretentious articles or matter, pretentious vulgarity, II. adjective (shoddier; -est) Date: 1847 made wholly or partly of ~, 2. cheaply imitative ; vulgarly pretentious , hastily or poorly done ; inferior , shabby, disreputable , shoddily adverb shoddiness noun ...
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