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adjective
1.
careless, untidy, or slovenly: slipshod work.
2.
down-at-heel; seedy; shabby.
3.
Archaic. wearing slippers or loose shoes, especially ones worn at the heel.
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Slipshod
is always a great word to know.
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Example Sentences
- Even more alarming were the slipshod industrial practices and lax regulatory oversight that allowed it to happen.
- Small firms with slipshod standards are being replaced by bigger, better ones.
- Despite the owner's presence, service can be a bit slipshod.
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Word Origin & History
slipshod
1580, "wearing slippers or loose shoes," from slip (v.) + shod "wearing shoes." Sense of "slovenly, careless" is from 1815.
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