Difference between Shoddy and Deceptive

What is the difference between Shoddy and Deceptive?

Shoddy as an adjective is being of poor quality or construction while Deceptive as an adjective is misleading, likely or attempting to deceive

Shoddy

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Being of poor quality or construction

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A low-grade cloth made from by-products of wool processing, or from recycled wool.

Deceptive

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: misleading, likely or attempting to deceive

Example sentence: Don't be fooled. Looks can be deceptive. Like every working mother, I'm paddling away like a duck beneath the water.

We hope you now know whether to use Shoddy or Deceptive in your sentence.

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