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[ US /ˈsɫæpˌdæʃ/ ]
[ UK /slˈæpdæʃ/ ]
ADVERB
  1. directly
    he ran bang into the pole
    ran slap into her
  2. in a careless or reckless manner
    the shelves were put up slapdash
ADJECTIVE
  1. marked by great carelessness
    sloppy workmanship
    a most haphazard system of record keeping
    slipshod spelling
    slapdash work

How To Use slapdash In A Sentence

  • The look should be tough, not twinkly, so apply dark colours in a slapdash way. Times, Sunday Times
  • And neither do you, thanks to sloppy reporting and slapdash conclusions.
  • The band's eponymous debut was recorded in a slapdash fashion.
  • Obviously my slapdash cooking methods are fraught with peril. Times, Sunday Times
  • I know no poet who, even in quite slapdash poems, can provide more pleasant and provocative surprises.
  • Rusty old tin sheets are nailed on to the roof or the sides of buildings to give them a slapdash appearance. Times, Sunday Times
  • Mr. Towers wouldn't survive as an art critic because no serious journal of painting would permit him to get away with the "slapdash" comparison of Roy Lichtenstein's work with mine. Complaint
  • Slapdash weeklies at the supermarket checkout line move by the millions circulating gossip, lies, innuendo and scandal.
  • To some he appeared disorganized, slapdash, cheerful to the point of flippancy.
  • It was also callous, slapdash and neglectful of the interests of less secure and well paid workers.
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