Main entry: shoddy
Definition: reclaimed wool fiber
Main entry: deceptive, shoddy, misleading
Definition: designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently
Usage: the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm; deliberately deceptive packaging; a misleading similarity; statistics can be presented in ways that are misleading; shoddy business practices
Main entry: jerry-built, shoddy
Definition: of inferior workmanship and materials
Usage: mean little jerry-built houses
Main entry: cheapjack, shoddy, tawdry
Definition: cheap and shoddy
Usage: cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob- Judith Crist