 slapdash |
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| 1. | [ adverb ] (informal) directly | |
| Synonyms: | bang bolt smack slap | |
| Examples: | "he ran bang into the pole" "ran slap into her" |
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| Related terms: | colloquialism | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] in a slapdash manner | |
| Examples: | "the shelves were put up slapdash" |
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| 3. | [ adverb ] in a careless or reckless manner | |
| Synonyms: | slam-bang | |
| Examples: | "the shelves were put up slapdash" |
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| 4. | [ adjective ] marked by great carelessness | |
| Synonyms: | slipshod sloppy haphazard | |
| Examples: | "a most haphazard system of record keeping" "slapdash work" "slipshod spelling" "sloppy workmanship" |
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| Related terms: | careless | |
| Similar spelling: |
sloped slopped slapped |
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