slipshod
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slipshod
- /ˈslɪp.ʃɒd/ UK
- /ˈslɪp.ʃɑd/ US
Rhymes with -ɒd
Where it comes from
From slip + shod (“wearing shoes”), originally wearing slippers. The meaning slovenly is from the early 19th century.
adjective more slipshod · most slipshod · slip-shod
- Done poorly or too quickly; slapdash. Surely there is not another language that is so slipshod and systemless, and so slippery and elusive to the grasp.
- Wearing slippers or similarly open shoes. [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.
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adj done poorly or too quickly
| Español | chapucero, descuidado, burdo, pastrano |
|---|---|
| Français | bâclé |
| Deutsch | schludrig, schlampig |
| Ελληνικά | κακοφτιαγμένος kakoftiagménos, κακότεχνος kakótechnos |
| Русский | небрежный nebrežnyj |
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title = {slipshod},
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