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Shoddy

Adjective

Definition: Badly made or done.

Examples: “We’re not paying good money for shoddy goods.”

“The report was, in short, an incredibly shoddy piece of work.”

“I love all kinds of films, except the plotless kind with unconvincing acting, shoddy editing and duff music played on synths.”

“The preferred option being presented by the borough council is a shoddy deal.”

“They are the ones who need to apologise for such biased and shoddy work.”

“In short, while the proposal may have merit, the method of proposing it has been downright shoddy.”

Published in Dawn, Young World July 15th, 2017

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