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

Similarly, religious wounds, or "church hurt" are exposed in Lee Daniels’ exorcism film "The Deliverance," albeit having a slapdash script.

From Salon

The Alabama Supreme Court’s breathtakingly arrogant, slapdash and pernicious opinion conferring personhood on newly formed embryos vividly illustrates the consequences of another reckless decision: the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

The apparent lack of vetting of Mr. Braun by the Trump White House highlighted the slapdash manner in which Mr. Trump made decisions about using his clemency powers.

From New York Times

Yet his slapdash cardboard style, to which he’s clearly committed, seems better suited to promoting European philosophers than tackling rapidly shape-shifting problems like virtual life.

From New York Times

They discovered that security was slapdash, paintings were moved without authorization, and the museum photographers ran the place.

From Literature

Related Words

• haphazard