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slipshod

slipshod

slipshod - Dictionary definition and meaning for word slipshod

Definition
(adj) marked by great carelessness
Synonyms : haphazard , slapdash , sloppy
Example Sentence
  • a most haphazard system of record keeping
  • slapdash work
  • slipshod spelling
  • sloppy workmanship

Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for slipshod

slipshod.....very close to slipshot ..slip+shot..(in cricket)....so now think of a batsman ...playing a SHOT TO THE SLIP in a VERY CARELESS MANNER...thereby being caught out by the fielder at the slip.
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by preetisoni2411

slips+HOD....my HOD always wears SLIP(PERS) to college and dresses in a SHABBY manner
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by imajeeth

all know SLIPKNOT band... thw members of this band are very solvenly in appearance as they wear masks for all the performances
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by murali89

relate it to shoddy which means inferior. One who uses shoddy material is slipshod. One can also link it with slapdash, the meaning is similar
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by 1.6k

we'll keep SLIP in front of HOD..........careless
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by chetan530

who always slips in doing things coz he is CARELESS
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by nikhilparasher

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