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SLAPDASH
haphazard, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy
(adjective) marked by great carelessness; “a most haphazard system of record keeping”; “slapdash work”; “slipshod spelling”; “sloppy workmanship”
bang, slap, slapdash, smack, bolt
(adverb) directly; “he ran bang into the pole”; “ran slap into her”
slapdash, slam-bang
(adverb) in a careless or reckless manner; “the shelves were put up slapdash”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
slapdash (comparative more slapdash, superlative most slapdash)
Produced or carried out hastily; haphazard; careless.
Synonyms
• See also careless
Adverb
slapdash (comparative more slapdash, superlative most slapdash)
In a hasty or careless manner.
Directly, right there; slap-bang.
With a slap; all at once; slap.
Synonyms
• (in a hasty manner): carelessly, haphazardly, hastily
• (directly): directly
Verb
slapdash (third-person singular simple present slapdashes, present participle slapdashing, simple past and past participle slapdashed)
(colloquial) To apply, or apply something to, in a hasty, careless, or rough manner; to roughcast.
to slapdash a wall
Source: Wiktionary
Slap"dash`, adv. Etym: [Slap + dash.]
1. In a bold, careless manner; at random. [Colloq.]
2. With a slap; all at once; slap. [Colloq.] Prior.
Slap"dash`, v. t.
Definition: To apply, or apply something to, in a hasty, careless, or rough manner; to roughcast; as, to slapdash mortar or paint on a wall, or to slapdash a wall. [Colloq.] Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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