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slipshod

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slip·shod  (slpshd)
adj.
1. Marked by carelessness; sloppy or slovenly. See Synonyms at sloppy.
2. Slovenly in appearance; shabby or seedy.
slipshoddi·ness n.
slipshod
Adjective
1. (of an action) done in a careless way without attention to detail: a slipshod piece of research
2. (of a person's appearance) untidy and slovenly
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.slipshod - marked by great carelessness; "a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship"
slapdash, haphazard, sloppy
careless - marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful; "careless about her clothes"; "forgotten by some careless person"; "a careless housekeeper"; "careless proofreading"; "it was a careless mistake"; "hurt by a careless remark"
Translations
slipshod [ˈslɪpʃɔd] adj → descuidado, chapucero
slipshod [ˈslɪpʃɔd] adj → négligé(e) → peu soigné(e)
slipshod [ˈslɪpʃɔd] slip adj → schludrig (inf)
slipshod [ˈslɪpʃɔd] adj → sciatto/a, trasandato/a


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The waiting--the hope-- the disappointment--the fear--the misery--the poverty--the blight on his hopes, and end to his career--the suicide perhaps, or the shabby, slipshod drunkard.
The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club by Dickens, Charles View in context
Of course that decided me at once to see them, for I never allow myself to do things by halves, or in a slurring, slipshod way.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
She had not character enough to take to drinking, and moaned about, slipshod and in curl-papers all day.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
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