slipshod

[ slip-shod ]

/ ˈslɪpˌʃɒd /

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adjective

careless, untidy, or slovenly: slipshod work.

down-at-heel; seedy; shabby.

Archaic. wearing slippers or loose shoes, especially ones worn at the heel.

Origin of slipshod

First recorded in 1570–80; slip¹ + shod

SYNONYMS FOR slipshod

1 loose, sloppy, lax, messy.

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OTHER WORDS FROM slipshod

slipshodness, slip·shod·di·ness, noun

Words nearby slipshod

slip-rail, slip ring, slip road, slip seat, slipsheet, slipshod, slipslop, slipsole, slip something over on, slip stem, slip step

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Example sentences from the Web for slipshod

What a shame that a slipshod approach by the Obama administration to such a crucial issue has put it all at risk.
Sinn Fein Boss Gerry Adams Wanted This Murder Bust|Ed Moloney|May 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
None of them go nearly on all fours, they halt so much as to have neither literary nor moral value to any but slipshod thinkers.
The Note-Books of Samuel Butler|Samuel Butler
These plays are slipshod in construction, but emotionally effective.
Essays on Scandinavian Literature|Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen
The receivers in the cities, whose whole business is in perishable products, cannot afford to handle goods in this slipshod way.
Our Domestic Birds|John H. Robinson

Mrs. Tucker was not a neat woman, and everything looked neglected and slipshod.
The Young Musician|Horatio Alger
The singers feel they can give an American audience any slipshod performance.
The Ways of Men|Eliot Gregory

British Dictionary definitions for slipshod

slipshod

/ (ˈslɪpˌʃɒd) /

adjective

(of an action) negligent; careless

(of a person's appearance) slovenly; down-at-heel

Derived forms of slipshod

slipshoddiness or slipshodness, noun

Word Origin for slipshod

C16: from slip 1 + shod

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单词	slipshod
释义	slipshod [ slip-shod ] / ˈslɪpˌʃɒd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR slipshod ON THESAURUS.COM adjective careless, untidy, or slovenly: slipshod work. down-at-heel; seedy; shabby. Archaic. wearing slippers or loose shoes, especially ones worn at the heel. Origin of slipshod First recorded in 1570–80; slip¹ + shod SYNONYMS FOR slipshod 1 loose, sloppy, lax, messy. SEE SYNONYMS FOR slipshod ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM slipshod slipshodness, slip·shod·di·ness, noun Words nearby slipshod slip-rail, slip ring, slip road, slip seat, slipsheet, slipshod, slipslop, slipsole, slip something over on, slip stem, slip step Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for slipshod What a shame that a slipshod approach by the Obama administration to such a crucial issue has put it all at risk. Sinn Fein Boss Gerry Adams Wanted This Murder Bust\|Ed Moloney\|May 1, 2014\|DAILY BEAST None of them go nearly on all fours, they halt so much as to have neither literary nor moral value to any but slipshod thinkers. The Note-Books of Samuel Butler\|Samuel Butler These plays are slipshod in construction, but emotionally effective. Essays on Scandinavian Literature\|Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen The receivers in the cities, whose whole business is in perishable products, cannot afford to handle goods in this slipshod way. Our Domestic Birds\|John H. Robinson Mrs. Tucker was not a neat woman, and everything looked neglected and slipshod. The Young Musician\|Horatio Alger The singers feel they can give an American audience any slipshod performance. The Ways of Men\|Eliot Gregory British Dictionary definitions for slipshod slipshod / (ˈslɪpˌʃɒd) / adjective (of an action) negligent; careless (of a person's appearance) slovenly; down-at-heel Derived forms of slipshod slipshoddiness or slipshodness, noun Word Origin for slipshod C16: from slip 1 + shod Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to slipshod bedraggled, disheveled, faulty, fly-by-night, haphazard, imperfect, inaccurate, inexact, loose, messy, neglected, negligent, raunchy, scruffy, shabby, shoddy, slapdash, sloppy, slovenly, tacky
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slipshod

adjective

Origin of slipshod

SYNONYMS FOR slipshod

OTHER WORDS FROM slipshod

Words nearby slipshod

Example sentences from the Web for slipshod

British Dictionary definitions for slipshod

adjective

Derived forms of slipshod

Word Origin for slipshod

Words related to slipshod