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1 shoddy
['ʃodi]1) (of poor material or quality: shoddy furniture.) zanič2) (mean and contemptible: a shoddy trick.) grd, nizkoten•- shoddily- shoddiness* * *[šɔdi]1.nouniz starih oblek (starega blaga) narejena nova tkanina; slaba tkanina; nekaj razcapanega; slaba, malo vredna roba; figuratively kič, šund; American parveni, povzpetnik; figuratively nadutost, bahaštvo, širokoustenje;2.adjective ( shoddily adverb)figuratively slab, cenen, brez vrednosti, nepristen; kičast, šundski; figuratively nadut, bedasto bahav
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