shoddily

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adverb

In a shoddy manner; lacking quality and done poorly, usually in a cheap and low quality way.

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Meanings

adverbshoddily (comparative more shoddily, superlative most shoddily)

comparative more shoddily · superlative most shoddily

  1. In a shoddy manner; lacking quality and done poorly, usually in a cheap and low quality way.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
badly

Origin

From shoddy + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

shoddily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoddily

MLA

“shoddily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoddily. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shoddily,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoddily.

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