shotty

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈʃɑti/ UK /ˈʃɒti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
of poor quality or unreliable (slang variant of shoddy)

The repair was shotty and fell apart within a week.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · of poor quality or... shoddy inferiorsubstandardpoor cheap

Opposites

quality superior sound

Word family

Related forms shoddy

Etymology

A colloquial variant of shoddy (possibly influenced by 'shot' in the sense of worn-out); shoddy itself is of obscure 19th-century origin, originally meaning woolen yarn made from shredded rags.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style

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# shotty

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈʃɑti/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈʃɒti/

## Meanings
1. of poor quality or unreliable (slang variant of shoddy)

## Examples
- The repair was shotty and fell apart within a week.

## Synonyms
- shoddy
- inferior
- substandard
- poor
- cheap

## Antonyms
- quality
- superior
- sound

## Related Forms
- shoddy

## Etymology
A colloquial variant of shoddy (possibly influenced by 'shot' in the sense of worn-out); shoddy itself is of obscure 19th-century origin, originally meaning woolen yarn made from shredded rags.

## AI Etymology
Shotty is a colloquial variant of shoddy (possibly influenced by 'shot' in the sense of worn-out); shoddy itself is of obscure 19th-century origin, originally meaning woolen yarn made from shredded rags. Older glosses in the chain include "shot", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, shotty is best read as uncertain formation, yielding an English adjective shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as an adjective, with the sense "of poor quality or unreliable (slang variant of shoddy)". related forms include shoddy. The result is an English adjective whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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