[
US
/ˈsɫæpˌdæʃ/
]
[ UK /slˈæpdæʃ/ ]
[ UK /slˈæpdæʃ/ ]
ADVERB
-
directly
he ran bang into the pole
ran slap into her -
in a careless or reckless manner
the shelves were put up slapdash
ADJECTIVE
-
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.