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slapdash(dictionary)

slapdash (iou)



slapdash adverb, noun, adjective, & verb. L17.
[from SLAP adverb + DASH adverb.]
A. adverb. Hastily, suddenly; esp. hastily and without much care; haphazardly. L17.
Carlyle Record of the tour, written slapdash after my return.
b. noun.
Roughcast. arch. L18.
Carelessness or lack of finish in style or workmanship; work done in this style. arch. E19.
C. adjective. Characterized by or done with haste and esp. lack of care; haphazard. L18.
A. S. Dale Characteristically slapdash scholarship..made this book full of misquotations. D. Athill As an editor..he was slapdash about detail. J. Webster Lulu had cooked one of her slapdash but exotic stews.
D. verb intrans. Work, do, etc., in a slapdash manner. E19.
E. Taylor The children slap-dashed through the last of their homework.
slapdashery noun (rare) slapdash work; slapdash character: L19.
slapdashness noun (rare) E20.