shoddily

noun pl. shoddies

1. 1. an inferior woolen yarn made from fibers taken from used fabrics and reprocessed
   2. cheap woolen cloth made from this
2. anything of less worth or quality than it seems to have; esp., an inferior imitation

Origin: 19th c. < ?

adjective shoddier, shoddiest

1. 1. made of shoddy
   2. made of any cheap, inferior material
   3. poorly done or made
2. counterfeit; sham: shoddy gentility
3. contemptible; mean; low: a shoddy trick