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Meaning of 'slapdash' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Slapdash [ adv.]
- In a bold, careless manner; at random.
- With a slap; all at once; slap.
2 . Slapdash [ v. t.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'slapdash' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . slapdash [ r]
Meaning (1):
- directly
Example in sentence:
  • he fell sheer into the water;
  • he ran bang into the pole;
  • ran slap into her;
  • we must talk man-to-man
Meaning (2):
- in a careless or reckless manner
Example in sentence:
  • the shelves were put up slapdash
3 . slapdash [ s]
Meaning (3):
- marked by great carelessness
Example in sentence:
  • a most haphazard system of record keeping;
  • slapdash work;
  • slipshod spelling;
  • sloppy workmanship

Nearby Words:

slab slab-sided slabber slabbered slabberer slabbering slabbery slabbiness slabbing slabby

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