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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

modif.

hasty, perfunctory, cursory, slipshod; see careless 1.

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.

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