slipshod
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
/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
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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
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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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(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
143 playable · top: POLISH (11 pts)
Best play polish 11 points6-letter words
7 words5-letter words
24 words4-letter words
56 words- HIPS 9 pts
- HOLP 9 pts
- HOPS 9 pts
- PHIS 9 pts
- PHOS 9 pts
- PISH 9 pts
- POSH 9 pts
- SHIP 9 pts
- SHOP 9 pts
- SOPH 9 pts
- DISH 8 pts
- DOHS 8 pts
- DOSH 8 pts
- HODS 8 pts
- HOLD 8 pts
- SHOD 8 pts
- SIDH 8 pts
- DIPS 7 pts
- HISS 7 pts
- HOLS 7 pts
- HOSS 7 pts
- PLOD 7 pts
- PODS 7 pts
- SOHS 7 pts
- LIPO 6 pts
- LIPS 6 pts
- LISP 6 pts
- LOPS 6 pts
- PISO 6 pts
- PISS 6 pts
- POIS 6 pts
- POLS 6 pts
- PSIS 6 pts
- SIPS 6 pts
- SLIP 6 pts
- SLOP 6 pts
- SOPS 6 pts
- DIOL 5 pts
- DISS 5 pts
- DOLS 5 pts
- DOSS 5 pts
- IDOL 5 pts
- LIDO 5 pts
- LIDS 5 pts
- LOID 5 pts
- OLDS 5 pts
- SILD 5 pts
- SLID 5 pts
- SODS 5 pts
- SOLD 5 pts
- LOSS 4 pts
- OILS 4 pts
- SILO 4 pts
- SOIL 4 pts
- SOLI 4 pts
- SOLS 4 pts
3-letter words
38 words- HIP 8 pts
- HOP 8 pts
- PHI 8 pts
- PHO 8 pts
- POH 8 pts
- DOH 7 pts
- HID 7 pts
- HOD 7 pts
- DIP 6 pts
- HIS 6 pts
- HOS 6 pts
- OHS 6 pts
- POD 6 pts
- SHO 6 pts
- SOH 6 pts
- LIP 5 pts
- LOP 5 pts
- OPS 5 pts
- PIS 5 pts
- POI 5 pts
- POL 5 pts
- POS 5 pts
- PSI 5 pts
- SIP 5 pts
- SOP 5 pts
- DIS 4 pts
- DOL 4 pts
- DOS 4 pts
- IDS 4 pts
- LID 4 pts
- ODS 4 pts
- OLD 4 pts
- SOD 4 pts
- LIS 3 pts
- OIL 3 pts
- SIS 3 pts
- SOL 3 pts
- SOS 3 pts
2-letter words
17 wordsFind your best play with slipshod
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