Slipshod

//ˈslɪp.ʃɑd// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    Wearing slippers or similarly open shoes. obsolete

    "[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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    marked by great carelessness wordnet

Synonyms

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haphazardperfunctorybadbarbaricbarbarousbeat up

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"Surely there is not another language that is so slipshod and systemless, and so slippery and elusive to the grasp."

Etymology

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

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