slipshod

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈslɪp.ʃɒd/ (UK)
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/ˈslɪp.ʃɒd/ (UK) · /ˈslɪp.ʃɑd/ (US)

Definition of slipshod

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Done poorly or too quickly; slapdash.
    “Surely there is not another language that is so slipshod and systemless, and so slippery and elusive to the grasp.”
    “Newspapers pointed at greedy contractors who used shoddy materials, slipshod methods and the help of corrupt officials to bypass building codes.”
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adj

  1. Done poorly or too quickly; slapdash.
    “Surely there is not another language that is so slipshod and systemless, and so slippery and elusive to the grasp.”
    “Newspapers pointed at greedy contractors who used shoddy materials, slipshod methods and the help of corrupt officials to bypass building codes.”
  2. (obsolete)Wearing slippers or similarly open shoes.
    “[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.”
    “That glossy, well-brushed individual, who lets himself in with a latch-key at the front door at night, is a very different being from the slipshod wretch who growls of mornings for hot water at the door of the kitchen.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From slip + shod (“wearing shoes”), originally wearing slippers. The meaning slovenly is from the early 19th century.

Words you can make from slipshod

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6-letter words

7 words

5-letter words

24 words

4-letter words

56 words

3-letter words

38 words

2-letter words

17 words

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