sprawl -
An ungainly or carelessly relaxed position in which one's arms and legs are spread out
After work, Terry would sit on the couch and have his body end up in a lazy sprawl.
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maze -
A tangled or intricate arrangement of elements, ideas, or processes.
Her thoughts were trapped in a maze of worries and what-ifs.
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rummage -
To search unsystematically and untidily through a mass or receptacle
The dog rummaged through the trash to look for food.
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makeshift -
Improvised and usually crude – serving a purpose in the short term but lacking durability or quality.
When he lost his shoes in the snowstorm, he tied plastic bags on his feet as makeshift shoes to keep his feet dry.
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dicey -
Risky or dangerous; uncertain.
It’s a bit dicey to invest in that startup—it hasn’t proven itself yet.
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tipsy -
Slightly drunk
After consuming two beers in only 30 minutes, Jesse was feeling a bit tipsy.
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jumble -
An untidy collection or group of things.
When Dorothy visited her son's apartment to surprise him, she was shocked by the mess! Everything was scattered about in such a jumble, that it looked as if a tornado had swept through.
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smithereens -
Small pieces
When he dropped the plate onto the floor, it shattered into smithereens.
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slipshod -
(typically of a person or method of work) characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization
The workers who were hired to build the house were cheaper, but their work was slipshod, incomplete, and dangerous.
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ponderous -
Slow and heavy in movement or thought; lacking lightness or grace; dull or overly serious.
The ponderous lecture on quantum physics had everyone in the room struggling to stay awake.
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sloppy -
Careless and unsystematic; excessively casual
The burger was made in such a sloppy manner that the top bun kept falling off of it.
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haphazard -
acting without an organized plan
The scientist knew that in order to make sense of all the data from his research, a haphazard approach to analyzing the results would not work.
