slapdash

[slap-dash]

adverb

1. in a hasty, haphazard manner.

   He assembled the motor slapdash.

adjective

1. hasty and careless; offhand.

   a slapdash answer.

slapdash

/ ˈslæpˌdæʃ /

adverb

1. in a careless, hasty, or haphazard manner

adjective

1. careless, hasty, or haphazard

noun

1. slapdash activity or work

2. another name for roughcast

Word History and Origins

Origin of slapdash¹

1670–80; slap ¹ (adv.) + dash ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of slapdash¹

C17: from _slap + _dash ¹

Example Sentences

The slapdash apology videos made Deen into a joke, one she tried to get in front of during that “Today Show” appearance, only to make matters worse.

From Salon

District Court in Boston, that had blocked the administration’s slapdash deportations while legal challenges wend through the courts.

From Los Angeles Times

Bob’s main instrument of choice these days is a grand piano, and sometimes his execution on that is masterful, and other times it feels a little slapdash.

From Salon

What cannot be explained away is the slapdash manner and lack of basic organisation that allowed rejuvenated Wolves to record a fourth straight top-flight success for the first time since January 1972.

From BBC

Even with a performer as adept as Kidman in the lead role, the film's slapdash script only lets her do so much.

From Salon

Related Words

• haphazard