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slipshod adjective [ ˈslɪpʃɒd ]

• characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization.
• "he'd caused many problems with his slipshod management"
Similar: careless, lackadaisical, slapdash, disorganized, unorganized, haphazard, hit-or-miss, last-minute, untidy, messy, unsystematic, unmethodical, casual, offhand, thoughtless, heedless, negligent, neglectful, remiss, lax, slack, slovenly, sloppy, all over the place, slap-happy, all over the shop,
Opposite: careful, meticulous, painstaking,
• (of shoes) worn down at the heel.
• "his slipshod heels"
Origin: late 16th century (originally in the sense ‘wearing slippers or loose shoes’): from the verb slip1 + shod past and past participle of shoe.


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