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    slapdash
    /ˈslapdaʃ/

    adjective

    • 1. done too hurriedly and carelessly: "he gave a slapdash performance"

    adverb

    • 1. hurriedly and carelessly. dated

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSLAPDASH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    done or made in a hurried and careless way: He gets his work done quickly, but he's very slapdash. Synonyms. slipshod disapproving. sloppy (LACKING CARE) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not taking or showing enough care and attention. careless That was careless of you. sloppy Spelling mistakes always look sloppy in a formal letter.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › slapdashSlapdash Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The adjective slapdash is familiar today describing something done in a hasty, careless, or haphazard manner. Synonyms. aimless. arbitrary. catch-as-catch-can. desultory. erratic. haphazard. helter-skelter. hit-or-miss. random. scattered. stray. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of slapdash in a Sentence.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › slapdashSlapdash - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    If you just slapped something together and then dashed when you were done, it was slapdash. The paint job was slapdash: it looked like they did it in an hour, without brushes.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySLAPDASH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    done or made in a hurried and careless way: He gets his work done quickly, but he's very slapdash. Synonyms. slipshod disapproving. sloppy (LACKING CARE) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not taking or showing enough care and attention. careless That was careless of you. sloppy Spelling mistakes always look sloppy in a formal letter.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSLAPDASH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. something done carelessly and hastily. adverb. 2. in a hasty, careless manner. adjective. 3. hasty, careless, impetuous, etc.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishslapdash adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    adjective. /ˈslæpdæʃ/ done, or doing something, too quickly and carelessly. She has a very slapdash approach to keeping accounts. a slapdash piece of writing. Want to learn more?

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › slapdash_advslapdash, adv., adj., & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

    What does the word slapdash mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word slapdash, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. slapdash has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. plastering (late 1700s) painting (1880s) Entry status.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySLAPDASH - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

    If you describe someone as slapdash, you mean that they do things carelessly without much thinking or planning. [disapproval] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'slapdash' American English: slæpdæʃ British English: slæpdæʃ. More. Synonyms of 'slapdash' • careless, sloppy (informal), hasty, disorderly [...] More. Examples of 'slapdash' in a sentence.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSLAPDASH | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

    SLAPDASH definition: done quickly and without being careful: . Learn more.

  11. www.thefreedictionary.com › slapdashSlapdash - definition of slapdash by The Free Dictionary

    Define slapdash. slapdash synonyms, slapdash pronunciation, slapdash translation, English dictionary definition of slapdash. adj. Hasty and careless, as in execution: slapdash work. adv. In a reckless haphazard manner.