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- [slap-dash]
- /ˈslæpˌdæʃ/
- /ˈslæp.dæʃ/
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- [slap-dash]
- /ˈslæpˌdæʃ/
Definitions of slapdash word
- adverb slapdash in a hasty, haphazard manner: He assembled the motor slapdash. 1
- adjective slapdash hasty and careless; offhand: a slapdash answer. 1
- adjective slapdash careless, shoddy 1
- adjective slapdash If you describe someone as slapdash, you mean that they do things carelessly without much thinking or planning. 0
- adverb slapdash in a careless, hasty, or haphazard manner 0
- adjective slapdash careless, hasty, or haphazard 0
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Origin of slapdash
First appearance:
before 1670 One of the 47% oldest English words
1670-80; slap1 (adv.) + dash1
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Parts of speech for Slapdash
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
slapdash popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
slapdash usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for slapdash
adj slapdash
- all over the map — changeable
- asleep at the switch — a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used especially in whipping or disciplining.
- band-aid — A Band-Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body.
- behindhand — If someone is behindhand, they have been delayed or have made less progress in their work than they or other people think they should.
- chiffon — Chiffon is a kind of very thin silk or nylon cloth that you can see through.
adv slapdash
- by fits and starts — spasmodically; without concerted effort
- eccentrically — deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd: eccentric conduct; an eccentric person.
- irregularly — without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc.: an irregular pattern.
verb slapdash
- dash off — If you dash off to a place, you go there very quickly.
- improv — improvisation.
- improvise — to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize: to improvise an acceptance speech.
- make do — something that serves as a substitute, especially of an inferior or expedient nature: We had to get along with make-dos during the war.
adjective slapdash
- amateur — An amateur is someone who does something as a hobby and not as a job.
- amateurish — If you describe something as amateurish, you think that it is not skilfully made or done.
- careless — If you are careless, you do not pay enough attention to what you are doing, and so you make mistakes, or cause harm or damage.
- casual — If you are casual, you are, or you pretend to be, relaxed and not very concerned about what is happening or what you are doing.
- depthless — immeasurably deep; fathomless
adverb slapdash
- disconnectedly — In a disconnected manner.
- jerkily — characterized by jerks or sudden starts; spasmodic.
Antonyms for slapdash
adjective slapdash
- controlled — held in check; curbed: poorly controlled anger.
Top questions with slapdash
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