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shoddy
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noun
reclaimed wool fiber
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adjective
(= cheapjack)
cheap and shoddy
cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob
— Judith Crist
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adjective
(= jerry-built)
of inferior workmanship and materials
mean little jerry-built houses
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adjective
(= deceptive, misleading)
designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently
the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm
deliberately deceptive packaging
a misleading similarity
statistics can be presented in ways that are misleading
shoddy business practices
practice
Verb
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If you practice something, you do it again and again to improve your ability.
The class was going to practice writing skills for homework.
When I got my first guitar, I practiced until my fingers fell off.
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If you practice a subject (specially law and medicine), you pursue it as a career.
She practiced law for several years.
practice
Noun
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Practice is an activity you do again and again to improve your ability.
I can go to the party because I have soccer practice that night.
My driving is getting better, but I still need practice.