slipshod

Adjective
Synonyms: haphazardslapdashsloppy

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. marked by great carelessness“a most haphazard system of record keeping”“slapdash work”“slipshod spelling”“sloppy workmanship”Synonyms: haphazardslapdashsloppy
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Slipshod \Slip"shod`\, a.

1.Wearing shoes or slippers down at the heel. [1913 Webster]

The shivering urchin bending as he goes, With slipshod heels.— Cowper.[1913 Webster]

2.Figuratively: Careless in dress, manners, style, etc.; slovenly; shuffling; as, slipshod manners; a slipshod or loose style of writing. [1913 Webster]

Thy wit shall ne'er go slipshod.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
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