Slipshod
/ˈslɪp.ʃɑd/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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 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 marked by great carelessness wordnet
Example
More examples"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.