slapdash

American  

[slap-dash] / ˈslæpˌdæʃ /

adverb

1. in a hasty, haphazard manner.

   He assembled the motor slapdash.

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adjective

1. hasty and careless; offhand.

   a slapdash answer.

slapdash British  

/ ˈslæpˌdæʃ /

adverb

1. in a careless, hasty, or haphazard manner

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adjective

1. careless, hasty, or haphazard

noun

1. slapdash activity or work

2. another name for roughcast

Etymology

Origin of slapdash

1670–80; slap ¹ (adv.) + dash ¹

Example Sentences

But I also hear, incidentally, that the vetting process was "rushed" and "slapdash."

From BBC

Brook's misdemeanour occurred before England touched ground in Australia, but it typified the slapdash approach to regaining the urn.

From BBC

Root and Head elevated themselves above the rest and Michael Neser took 4-60 in an improved Australia bowling performance, but England were slapdash with the ball and Smith's dismissal was atrocious.

From BBC

In doing so, he became victim to one of the most staggering dismissals of an England batter in Test cricket, one that perfectly encapsulates the slapdash nature of their Ashes series defeat.

From BBC

The composition of these black-and-white street photographs seems slapdash, but the images work brilliantly.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• haphazard