Definition of slipshod
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Examples of slipshod in a Sentence
He did a slipshod job.
Her scholarship is slipshod at best.
Recent Examples of slipshod from the Web
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Advocates of homeowner’s associations have steadfastly argued for owners’ right to sue over slipshod workmanship on what is often their biggest life investment.
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Three Mile Island will always be famous not as an example of nuclear energy’s economic obsolescence, but of the nuclear industry’s slipshod management practices.
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The consumer bureau says slipshod loan servicing—the business of counseling borrowers on their options and sending them monthly bills—is largely to blame.
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So while some failing programs are simply bad programs, providing slipshod training and credentials with little value in the labor market, others may be very good, but are just too expensive.
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Others question whether this week’s announcement will change the allegedly slipshod apps.
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Origin and Etymology of slipshod
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SLIPSHOD Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of slipshod for English Language Learners
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: very careless or poorly done or made
SLIPSHOD Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of slipshod for Students
: very careless Their work was slipshod.
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