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Meanings of slipshod in English

Marked by great carelessness.

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Usage of slipshod in English
1
A fourth expert called by Republicans called the inquiry slipshod and rushed.
Reuters
2
Many excuse poor, slipshod work on the plea of lack of time.
Pushing to the Front
3
Sick of slipshod morality, men were sending for their wives and children.
The Trail of '98: A Northland Romance
4
Whatever his other shortcomings, Peter Thompson was not a slipshod business man.
Randy of the River; Or, The Adventures of a Young Deckhand
5
Somehow her heart went out to that careless, slipshod, kindly, Irish Kate.
Elsie Marley, Honey
6
And this woman of slipshod English and excited manners imposed upon Nesta!'
One of Our Conquerors — Volume 5
7
The slipshod nature of the trip and its planning did not help, either.
The Guardian
8
The persons that live in an indolent and slipshod way never have any.
The Power of Concentration
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It was due, in no small way, to some slipshod defending.
The Guardian
10
They were far too slipshod in their methods of holding prisoners.
The Adventures of a Boy Reporter
11
Even his earliest poetry has in it no false, slipshod sentiment.
Four Famous American Writers: Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe...
12
He had none of the slipshod methods of many men of his type.
Sidney Lanier
13
And off she pattered with her slipshod shoes into the house.
Prince Eugene and His Times
14
We find no lying, no inaccuracy, no slipshod business in nature.
Pushing to the Front
15
Mrs. Tucker was not a neat woman, and everything looked neglected and slipshod.
The Young Musician; Or, Fighting His Way
16
But he never, as they sometimes do, falls into loose and slipshod writing.
The Life of Froude
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