slapdash
Produced or carried out hastilyProduced or carried out hastily; haphazard; careless.
» They did a slapdash job because they had so little time.
Sie leisteten schlampige Arbeit, weil sie so wenig Zeit hatten. — GaryGaryGary
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1 sensesProduced or carried out hastily; haphazard; careless.
schludrig, flüchtig, hopplahop
поспе́шныйpospéšnyj, небре́жныйnebréžnyj
- marked by great carelessness
Examples
1 sentencesThey did a slapdash job because they had so little time.
deSie leisteten schlampige Arbeit, weil sie so wenig Zeit hatten. — GaryGaryGary
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From slap + dash. First attested in the late 17th century, meaning "careless".From slap + dash. First attested in the late 17th century, meaning "careless".
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Forms
more slapdash, most slapdash| Comparative | more slapdash Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most slapdash Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.