slipshod

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• UK: /ˈslɪp.ʃɒd/
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• US: /ˈslɪp.ʃɑd/
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• rhymes with -ɒd
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• CMU ARPABET: S L IH1 P SH AA2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From slip + shod (“wearing shoes”), originally wearing slippers. The meaning slovenly is from the early 19th century.

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: небрежен (nebrežen) — done poorly or too quickly
• Czech: nepořádný — done poorly or too quickly
• Czech: nedbalý — done poorly or too quickly
• Czech: lajdácký — done poorly or too quickly
• Czech: kvapný — done poorly or too quickly
• Finnish: puolihuolimaton — done poorly or too quickly
• French: bâclé — done poorly or too quickly
• German: schludrig — done poorly or too quickly
• German: schlampig — done poorly or too quickly
• Greek: κακοφτιαγμένος (kakoftiagménos) — done poorly or too quickly
• Greek: κακότεχνος (kakótechnos) — done poorly or too quickly
• Māori: kōkau — done poorly or too quickly
• Māori: mākūare — done poorly or too quickly
• Māori: mākūware — done poorly or too quickly
• Māori: hakirara — done poorly or too quickly
• Māori: hakurara — done poorly or too quickly
• Polish: niedbały — done poorly or too quickly
• Polish: niechlujny — done poorly or too quickly
• Polish: niestaranny — done poorly or too quickly
• Russian: небрежный (nebrežnyj) — done poorly or too quickly
• Spanish: chapucero — done poorly or too quickly
• Spanish: descuidado — done poorly or too quickly
• Spanish: burdo — done poorly or too quickly
• Spanish: pastrano — done poorly or too quickly
• Ukrainian: недбалий (nedbalyj) — done poorly or too quickly