Slapdash

Quick meaning: Slapdash is an adjective meaning Produced or carried out hastily; haphazard; careless.

Meaning

Produced or carried out hastily; haphazard; careless.

More Meanings

1. In a hasty or careless manner.
2. Directly, right there; slap-bang.
3. With a slap; all at once; slap.
4. (colloquial) To apply, or apply something to, in a hasty, careless, or rough manner; to roughcast.

Example Sentences

to slapdash a wall

to slapdash mortar or paint on a wall

Van Eyck signed his portrait of the Arnolfinis slapdash in the center of the painting.

And yet, slap dash, is all again In every sinew, nerve, and vein; Runs here and there, like Hamlet's ghost

Word Forms

• slapdashes
• slapdashing
• slapdashed

Synonyms for slapdash

Depending on context, synonyms include carelessly, haphazardly, hastily, directly, bang, bolt.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include slipshod, bang, haphazard, smack, slap, careless.

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