Clues for the word "SHODDY"
We've had 47 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 69 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Quick crossword on February 15, 2026.
Definition of shoddy
- v. t. - A fibrous material obtained by "deviling," or tearing into fibers, refuse woolen goods, old stockings, rags, druggets, etc. See Mungo.
- v. t. - A fabric of inferior quality made of, or containing a large amount of, shoddy.
- a. - Made wholly or in part of shoddy; containing shoddy; as, shoddy cloth; shoddy blankets; hence, colloquially, not genuine; sham; pretentious; as, shoddy aristocracy.
Referring Clues
- Rundown
- Jerry-built
- Poorly made
- Poorly manufactured
- Poor, as workmanship
- Inferior
- Substandard
- Not up to snuff
- Of poor quality
- Poorly done
- Not built very well
- Run-down
- Poor, as craftsmanship
- Likely to fall apart
- Tawdry
- Cheaply imitative
- Inferior, as workmanship
- Cheaply made
- Cheap
- Poorly crafted
- Third-rate
- Badly made
- Shabby
- Cautious about rum that's poor quality
- Of inferior workmanship
- Chuck set about old clergyman? That's badly done!
- Tawdry, casual fling is enthralling!
- Poor (of workmanship)
- Cheap and nasty
- Trashy
- Cheap and inferior
- Substandard rum to toss around
- Cheap and nasty cast broken by deviant
- Reserved seats unusual, as cheap
- Inferior with shoes extremely dirty
- Cheap attempt to entrap deviant
- Not built to code, say
- Kind of worsted
- Careless and casual in fling
- Poorly built
- Sleazy
- Made or done badly
- Of bad quality
- "Cheapjack" has a strange cast all round
- Unusual, externally coy, cheap and nasty
- Low-rent
- Hardly lasting
Last Seen In
- Daily Quick - February 15, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - October 16, 2024
- Daily Quick - June 23, 2024
- Daily Quick - April 25, 2024
- Daily Quick - February 15, 2024
- USA Today - October 13, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - September 24, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - June 21, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - December 23, 2022
- Daily Cryptic - October 16, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - August 15, 2022
- Daily Quick - June 23, 2022
- Guardian Cryptic - November 08, 2017
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - September 27, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - July 06, 2017
- New York Times - April 22, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - January 12, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - September 08, 2016
- Universal - June 06, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - May 02, 2016
- USA Today - April 14, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - February 02, 2016
- Universal - December 02, 2015
- Guardian Everyman - November 08, 2015
- New York Times - November 06, 2015
- Guardian Quick - May 09, 2015
- Chronicle of Higher Education - January 16, 2015
- USA Today - August 05, 2014
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - June 25, 2014
- Washington Post - June 18, 2014
- And in 39 more crossword puzzles...