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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. marked by great carelessness;
- Example: "a most haphazard system of record keeping"
- Example: "slapdash work"
- Example: "slipshod spelling"
- Example: "sloppy workmanship"
[syn: haphazard, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy]


ADVERB (2)

1. in a careless or reckless manner;
- Example: "the shelves were put up slapdash"
[syn: slapdash, slam-bang]

2. directly;
- Example: "he ran bang into the pole"
- Example: "ran slap into her"
[syn: bang, slap, slapdash, smack, bolt]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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 v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

slapdash adv 1: in a careless or reckless manner; "the shelves were put up slapdash" [syn: slapdash, slam-bang] 2: directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her" [syn: bang, slap, slapdash, smack, bolt] adj 1: marked by great carelessness; "a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship" [syn: haphazard, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy]