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Shoddy vs Coarse - What's the difference?

shoddy | coarse |

As adjectives the difference between shoddy and coarse

is that shoddy is being of poor quality or construction while coarse is composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture.

As a noun shoddy

is a low-grade cloth made from by-products of wool processing, or from recycled wool.

shoddy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Being of poor quality or construction
    • Do not settle for shoddy knives if you are serious about cooking.

    Noun

  • A low-grade cloth made from by-products of wool processing, or from recycled wool.
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  • * 1988 , James McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom , Oxford 2003, p. 324:
    • To fill contracts for hundreds of thousands of uniforms, textile manufacturers compressed the fibers of recycled woolen goods into a material called “shoddy ”.

    References

    * [http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/handlists/023MSBusFox.pdf]

    See also

    * rag and shoddy * mungo * noil

    coarse

    English

    (wikipedia coarse)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture.
  • Lacking refinement, taste or delicacy;
    • coarse manners
    coarse language

    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "coarse" is often applied: language, particle, grain, graining, sand, powder, gravel, grit, salt, gold, thread, hair, cloth, grid, aggregate, texture, grass, fish, angling, fishing.

    Synonyms

    * (of inferior quality ): thick, rough, sharp, hard * (not refined ): rough, rude, uncouth, blunt, unpolished, inelegant, indelicate, vulgar, gritty, obscene, crass

    Antonyms

    * (of inferior quality ): fine

    Derived terms

    * coarsely * coarsen * coarseness

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