What does slipshod mean in English? Meaning of slipshod definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "slipshod": marked by great carelessness
Adjective
Meaning: marked by great carelessnessExample: a most haphazard system of record keeping
slapdash work
slipshod spelling
sloppy workmanshipSynonyms: haphazard
slapdash
slipshod
sloppySimilar: carelessPronunciation in US: /ˈslɪp.ʃɑd/
Pronunciation in UK: /ˈslɪp.ʃɒd/
Adjective: Done poorly or too quickly; slapdash. 1880, Mark Twain, "The Awful German Language": Surely there is not another language that is so slipshod and systemless, and so slippery and elusive to the grasp. 1999 Aug. 22, Johanna McGeary, "Buried Alive," Time: Newspapers pointed at greedy contractors who used shoddy materials, slipshod methods and the help of corrupt officials to bypass building codes.1880, Mark Twain, "The Awful German Language": Surely there is not another language that is so slipshod and systemless, and so slippery and elusive to the grasp.1999 Aug. 22, Johanna McGeary, "Buried Alive," Time: Newspapers pointed at greedy contractors who used shoddy materials, slipshod methods and the help of corrupt officials to bypass building codes.(obsolete) Wearing slippers or similarly open shoes. 1840, Charles Dickens, Barnaby Rudge, Chapter 67: [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.1840, Charles Dickens, Barnaby Rudge, Chapter 67: [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.Synonyms:
bedraggled, disheveled, faulty, fly-by-night, haphazard, imperfect, inaccurate, inexact, loose, messy, neglected, negligent, raunchy, scruffy, shabby, shoddy, slapdash, sloppy, slovenly, tacky, tattered, threadbare, unkempt, untidy, scrubby, unsystematic, botched, fouled-up, junky, messed-up, screwed-up, unmeticulous, unthorough,
Antonyms:
careful, neat, polished, refined, well-done,
