- slapdash
- adjective Date: circa 1792 haphazard, slipshod
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
slapdash
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Slapdash — is the name of a fictional character in the various Transformers universes.Transformers: Generation 1Transformers character name =Slapdash caption =Slapdash/Road King toy affiliation =Autobot subgroup =Powermaster rank =4 function =Interceptor… … Wikipedia
Slapdash — Slap dash , v. t. To apply, or apply something to, in a hasty, careless, or rough manner; to roughcast; as, to slapdash mortar or paint on a wall, or to slapdash a wall. [Colloq.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slapdash — [slapdash΄] n. something done carelessly and hastily adv. in a hasty, careless manner adj. hasty, careless, impetuous, etc … English World dictionary
Slapdash — Slap dash , adv. [Slap + dash.] 1. In a bold, careless manner; at random. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 2. With a slap; all at once; slap. [Colloq.] Prior. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slapdash — index cursory, superficial Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
slapdash — 1670s (adv.); 1792 (adj.); from SLAP (Cf. slap) (v.) + DASH (Cf. dash) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
slapdash — [adj] careless clumsy, haphazard, hasty, heedless, improvident, irresponsible, lackadaisical, lax, messy, negligent, nonchalant, reckless, slipshod, sloppy; concept 542 … New thesaurus
slapdash — ► ADJECTIVE & ADVERB ▪ done too hurriedly and carelessly … English terms dictionary
slapdash — [[t]slæ̱pdæʃ[/t]] also slap dash ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as slapdash, you mean that they do things carelessly without much thinking or planning. ...a slapdash student... Malcolm s work methods appear amazingly slapdash … English dictionary
slapdash — /slap dash /, adv. 1. in a hasty, haphazard manner: He assembled the motor slapdash. adj. 2. hasty and careless; offhand: a slapdash answer. [1670 80; SLAP1 (adv.) + DASH1] * * * … Universalium
slapdash — slap|dash [ slæp,dæʃ ] adjective doing something quickly and not carefully: She s a bit slapdash. He has a slapdash approach to work. ╾ slap|dash adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
