different between loose vs slipshod

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English loos, los, lous, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic *lausaz, whence also -less, leasing; from Proto-Indo-European *lewH-, *l?- (“to untie, set free, separate”), whence also lyo-, -lysis, via Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

• enPR: lo?os, IPA^(key): /lu?s/
• Rhymes: -u?s

Verb

loose (third-person singular simple present looses, present participle loosing, simple past and past participle loosed)

1. (transitive) To let loose, to free from restraints.
2. (transitive) To unfasten, to loosen.
3. (transitive) To make less tight, to loosen.
4. (intransitive) Of a grip or hold, to let go.
5. (archery) To shoot (an arrow).
6. (obsolete) To set sail.
   • 1611: King James Bible, Acts 13:13

     Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.

7. (obsolete) To solve; to interpret.

   • he had red her riddle, which no wight
     Could ever loose

Synonyms

• (let loose): free, release
• (unfasten): loosen, unbind, undo, unfasten, untie
• (make less tight): loosen, relax, slacken
• (of grip or hold): let go, release
• (archery): fire, shoot

Antonyms

• (let loose): bind, constrain
• (unfasten): bind, fasten, tie
• (make less tight): tighten
• (of grip or hold): tighten
• (archery): fast

Derived terms

• loose off

Translations

Adjective

loose (comparative looser, superlative loosest)

1. Not fixed in place tightly or firmly.

2. Not held or packaged together.

3. Not under control.
4. Not fitting closely

5. Not compact.
6. Relaxed.

7. Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate.
   • 1858, William Whewell, The history of scientific ideas

     The comparison employed […] must be considered rather as a loose analogy than as an exact scientific explanation.

8. Indiscreet.

9. (somewhat dated) Free from moral restraint; immoral, unchaste.
   • 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, I:

     In all these he was much and deeply read; / But not a page of any thing that's loose, / Or hints continuation of the species, / Was ever suffer'd, lest he should grow vicious.
10. (not comparable, sports) Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game.
11. (dated) Not costive; having lax bowels.
12. (of volumes of materials) Measured loosely stacked or disorganized (such as of firewood).

    Coordinate terms: stacked, solid

Synonyms

• (not fixed in place tightly or firmly): unfastened, unsecured; see also Thesaurus:loose
• (not held or packaged together): separate, unpackaged
• (not bound or tethered or leashed): free, untethered
• (not fitting closely): baggy; see also Thesaurus:loose-fitting
• (not compact): diffuse, spaced out; see also Thesaurus:diffuse
• (relaxed): loose-limbed, relaxed; see also Thesaurus:carefree
• (indiscreet): indiscreet
• (promiscuous): polygamous, promiscuous, slutty, tarty, whorish; see also Thesaurus:promiscuous

Antonyms

• (not fixed in place tightly or firmly): firm, tight; see also Thesaurus:tight
• (not held or packaged together): packaged
• (not bound or tethered or leashed): bound, leashed, tethered, tied, tied up
• (not fitting closely): close-fitting, snug, tight; see also Thesaurus:close-fitting
• (not compact): compact, firm; see also Thesaurus:compact
• (relaxed): tense, tensed
• (indiscreet): discreet
• (promiscuous): faithful, monogamous

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

loose (plural looses)

1. (archery) The release of an arrow.
2. (obsolete) A state of laxity or indulgence; unrestrained freedom, abandonment.
3. (rugby) All play other than set pieces (scrums and line-outs).
   • 2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France [4]

     The defeat will leave manager Martin Johnson under pressure after his gamble of pairing Jonny Wilkinson and Toby Flood at 10 and 12 failed to ignite the England back line, while his forwards were repeatedly second best at the set-piece and in the loose.

4. Freedom from restraint.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Prior to this entry?)

   • Vent all its griefs, and give a loose to sorrow.

   • The doctor now interposed, and prevented the effects of a wrath which was kindling between Jones and Thwackum; after which the former gave a loose to mirth, sang two or three amorous songs, and fell into every frantic disorder which unbridled joy is apt to inspire […]

5. A letting go; discharge.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Ben Jonson to this entry?)

Derived terms

• give a loose

Interjection

loose

1. (archery) begin shooting; release your arrows

Antonyms

• (archery: begin shooting): fast

Translations

Related terms

• forlorn
• lyo-, ly-
• -lysis
• lysis

Etymology 2

Verb

loose

1. Misspelling of lose.

   I'm going to loose this game.

Derived terms

• looser

Anagrams

• oleos

French

Etymology

Hypercorrectively from English lose or from looseur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luz/

Noun

loose f (uncountable)

1. Great pettiness, shabbiness

English

Etymology

slip + shod (“wearing shoes”), originally "wearing slippers", "slovenly" is from early 19th century.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?sl?p.??d/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?sl?p.??d/
• Rhymes: -?d

Adjective

slipshod (comparative more slipshod, superlative most slipshod)

1. Done poorly or too quickly; slapdash.
   • 1880, Mark Twain, "The Awful German Language":

     Surely there is not another language that is so slipshod and systemless, and so slippery and elusive to the grasp.

   • 1999 Aug. 22, Johanna McGeary, "Buried Alive," Time:

     Newspapers pointed at greedy contractors who used shoddy materials, slipshod methods and the help of corrupt officials to bypass building codes.

2. (obsolete) Wearing slippers or similarly open shoes.
   • 1840, Charles Dickens, Barnaby Rudge, Chapter 67:

     [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.

   • 1870, Bret Harte, "From a Back Window"

     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.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:careless

Translations