SLIPSHOD

haphazard, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy

(adjective) marked by great carelessness; “a most haphazard system of record keeping”; “slapdash work”; “slipshod spelling”; “sloppy workmanship”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

slipshod (comparative more slipshod, superlative most slipshod)

Done poorly or too quickly; slapdash.

(obsolete) Wearing slippers or similarly open shoes.

Synonyms

• See also careless

Source: Wiktionary


Slip"shod`, a.

1. Wearing shoes or slippers down at the heel. The shivering urchin bending as he goes, With slipshod heels. Cowper.

2. Figuratively: Careless in dress, manners, style, etc.; slovenly; shuffling; as, slipshod manners; a slipshod or loose style of writing. Thy wit shall ne'er go slipshod. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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