slipshod

adj.

1. Marked by carelessness; sloppy or slovenly. See synonyms at sloppy.
2. Slovenly in appearance; shabby or seedy.

slipshoddiness slip'shod'di·ness n.

(SLIP-shod)

adjective
1. Careless; sloppy; shabby.
2. Wearing loose shoes or slippers, especially those worn down at the heel.

Etymology
From slip (slide) + shod (wearing shoes), past and past participle of shoe

The literal sense of this word (worn at the heel), now considered archaic, gave rise to the figurative sense (careless). The poet William Cowper used it in its original sense when he wrote these words in his 1781 poem entitled Truth:
"The shivering urchin, bending as he goes, With slipshod heels ..."

Usage
"In the lawsuit, the government stands accused of slipshod land surveys, an exaggerated advertising campaign and breaking promises." — Yu Yoshitake; Broken Promises; Asahi Shimbun (Tokyo, Japan); Jun 7, 2006.

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adjective

1. Indifferent to correctness, accuracy, or neatness: careless, messy, slapdash, sloppy, slovenly, untidy. See careful/careless.
2. Marked by an absence of cleanliness and order: disheveled, messy, mussy, sloppy, slovenly, unkempt, untidy. See order/disorder.

adj

Definition: careless; not well done
Antonyms: careful, meticulous, neat, painstaking, polished, refined, well-done

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sjusket, forjasket, udtrådt

Nederlands (Dutch)
onzorgvuldig

Français (French)
adj. - négligent, négligé, peu soigné

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schlampig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - με πολυφορεμένα παπούτσια, ατημέλητος, απεριποίητος, τσαπατσούλικος

Italiano (Italian)
trascurato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desleixado (m), relaxado (m), desmazelado (m)

Русский (Russian)
неряшливо одетый, обутый в стоптанные ботинки, неаккуратный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - no cuidadoso, negligente, descuidado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - slarvig, vårdslös, ovårdad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
破烂的, 潦草的, 马虎的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 破爛的, 潦草的, 馬虎的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 뒤축이 닳아 빠진 구두를 신은 , 다리를 질질 끄는, 되는 대로의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - だらしのない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير دقيق, مهمل, رث, منتعل خفا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רשלני, מרושל, מוזנח‬

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