Slipshod
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈslɪp.ʃɒd/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Slipshod is an adjective meaning Done poorly or too quickly; slapdash.
Meaning
Done poorly or too quickly; slapdash.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) Wearing slippers or similarly open shoes.
Example Sentences
Surely there is not another language that is so slipshod and systemless, and so slippery and elusive to the grasp.
Newspapers pointed at greedy contractors who used shoddy materials, slipshod methods and the help of corrupt officials to bypass building codes.
[T]hey wandered up and down hardly remembering the ways untrodden by their feet so long, and crying [...] as they slunk off in their rags, and dragged their slipshod feet along the pavement.
That glossy, well-brushed individual, who lets himself in with a latch-key at the front door at night, is a very different being from the slipshod wretch who growls of mornings for hot water at the door of the kitchen.
Word Forms
- slip-shod
Synonyms for slipshod
Depending on context, synonyms include careless, haphazard, sloppy, slapdash.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include slapdash, haphazard, careless, sloppy, crude, negligence.
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