slapdash

[ slap-dash ]

/ ˈslæpˌdæʃ /

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adverb

in a hasty, haphazard manner: He assembled the motor slapdash.

adjective

hasty and careless; offhand: a slapdash answer.

Origin of slapdash

1670–80; slap¹ (adv.) + dash¹

Words nearby slapdash

slant-top, slantwise, slap, slap-bang, slap bass, slapdash, slap dashing, slap down, slaphappy, slaphead, slap in the face

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Example sentences from the Web for slapdash

No matter how constitutionally suspect, how costly, how slapdash, or how disappointing a grand policy might be, well, they tried.
Our Lame Cult of the Presidency|James Poulos|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To the uninitiated, it can seem all too random, slapdash, or disorienting.
This Is How an Episode of Cartoon Network’s ‘Adventure Time’ Is Made|Rich Goldstein|December 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
For to him it was intolerable to think in a hurry, to jump to slapdash decisions, to act on instincts that could not be explained.
Queen Victoria|Lytton Strachey
It is too hurried and slapdash, and I may have quite different opinions after we have calmed down a bit.
Friends of France|Various

There was no place here for the slapdash, smoking girl of the present day.
The Dust Flower|Basil King
Balzac wrote the stranger a slapdash of a letter, as he was always doing, and forgot the incident.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13|Elbert Hubbard
It is easy in a slapdash manner to lavish sarcasms on a King who presented many tempting opportunities for satire.
Lord Chatham|Archibald Phillip Primrose Rosebery

British Dictionary definitions for slapdash

slapdash

/ (ˈslæpˌdæʃ) /

adverb

in a careless, hasty, or haphazard manner

adjective

careless, hasty, or haphazard

noun

slapdash activity or work

another name for roughcast (def. 1)

Word Origin for slapdash

C17: from slap + dash 1

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单词	slapdash
释义	slapdash [ slap-dash ] / ˈslæpˌdæʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR slapdash ON THESAURUS.COM adverb in a hasty, haphazard manner: He assembled the motor slapdash. adjective hasty and careless; offhand: a slapdash answer. Origin of slapdash 1670–80; slap¹ (adv.) + dash¹ Words nearby slapdash slant-top, slantwise, slap, slap-bang, slap bass, slapdash, slap dashing, slap down, slaphappy, slaphead, slap in the face Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for slapdash No matter how constitutionally suspect, how costly, how slapdash, or how disappointing a grand policy might be, well, they tried. Our Lame Cult of the Presidency\|James Poulos\|October 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST To the uninitiated, it can seem all too random, slapdash, or disorienting. This Is How an Episode of Cartoon Network’s ‘Adventure Time’ Is Made\|Rich Goldstein\|December 19, 2013\|DAILY BEAST For to him it was intolerable to think in a hurry, to jump to slapdash decisions, to act on instincts that could not be explained. Queen Victoria\|Lytton Strachey It is too hurried and slapdash, and I may have quite different opinions after we have calmed down a bit. Friends of France\|Various There was no place here for the slapdash, smoking girl of the present day. The Dust Flower\|Basil King Balzac wrote the stranger a slapdash of a letter, as he was always doing, and forgot the incident. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13\|Elbert Hubbard It is easy in a slapdash manner to lavish sarcasms on a King who presented many tempting opportunities for satire. Lord Chatham\|Archibald Phillip Primrose Rosebery British Dictionary definitions for slapdash slapdash / (ˈslæpˌdæʃ) / adverb in a careless, hasty, or haphazard manner adjective careless, hasty, or haphazard noun slapdash activity or work another name for roughcast (def. 1) Word Origin for slapdash C17: from slap + dash 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to slapdash haphazard, clumsy, hasty, heedless, improvident, irresponsible, lackadaisical, lax, messy, negligent, nonchalant, reckless, slipshod, sloppy
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slapdash

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Example sentences from the Web for slapdash

British Dictionary definitions for slapdash

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Word Origin for slapdash

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