slipshod
/ˈslɪp.ʃɑd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "[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."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈslɪp.ʃɑd/
- British English: /ˈslɪp.ʃɒd/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more slipshod (comparative)
most slipshod (superlative)
slip-shod (alternative)