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- Dictionaryslipshod/ˈslɪpʃɒd/
adjective
- 1. characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization: "he'd caused many problems with his slipshod management"
- 2. (of shoes) worn down at the heel: archaic "his slipshod heels"
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SLIPSHOD definition: 1. (especially of a piece of work) showing little care, effort, or attention: 2. (especially of a…. Learn more.
1. a. : wearing loose shoes or slippers. b. : down at the heel : shabby. 2. : careless, slovenly. Did you know? The word shod is the past tense form of the verb shoe, meaning "to furnish with a shoe"; hence, we can speak of shoeing horses and horses that have been shod or shodden.
When someone does something in a slipshod manner, they do it in a way that's careless and sloppy — that isn't right. An easy way to remember the meaning of slipshod is to note that "shod" is part of "shoddy," another word for slipshod.
Slipshod definition: careless, untidy, or slovenly. See examples of SLIPSHOD used in a sentence.
SLIPSHOD meaning: 1. (especially of a piece of work) showing little care, effort, or attention: 2. (especially of a…. Learn more.
If something is slipshod, it has been done in a careless way. The hotel had always been run in a slipshod way. Synonyms: careless , sloppy [ informal ] , loose , slapdash More Synonyms of slipshod
1. a. Carelessly done or arranged: slipshod research. b. Careless or negligent: "Precise sentences were my ideals, though in practice I was slipshod and sentimental" (Wayne Koestenbaum). See Synonyms at sloppy. 2. Archaic Wearing shoes with the heel worn down. slip′shod′di·ness n.