shoddiness

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the quality of being cheaply imitative of something better
  2. noun the property of weakness by virtue of careless construction

Etymology

From shoddy + -ness.

In classic literature

Synonyms

trashiness

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