slapdash
slapdash
Definition
slap·dash (-das̸h′)
noun
something done carelessly and hastily
adverb
in a hasty, careless manner
adjective
hasty, careless, impetuous, etc.
slapdash
Synonyms
slapdash
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- become: Perhaps the Chancellor is becoming a little slapdash in his impatience to move next door in Downing street.
Modifies a noun
- way: It was clearly put together in a slapdash way, with even the typographical errors in the original academic articles retained.
- approach: Football could fairly lay claim to being unique among multimillion-pound industries in its slapdash approach to media management.
- manner: The slapdash manner in which the dossier was put together was also apparent from its mistakes.
Modifying Another Word
- too: MSBA is a good start, but still too slapdash to give great confidence that Microsoft has really grasped the importance of watertight security.
- rather: A pretty standard example of early Blake, its plotting is rather slapdash and illogical with much padding and too many coincidences.
Noun used with modifier
- bit: I wouldn't say this is my favorite of the early series, it all seems a bit slapdash.
Browse dictionary entries near slapdash
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