slapdash.
Produced or carried out hastily; haphazard; careless.
Meaning & usage
Produced or carried out hastily; haphazard; careless.
Where this word comes from
From slap + dash. First attested in the late 17th century, meaning "careless".
In a hasty or careless manner.
Directly, right there; slap-bang.
Van Eyck signed his portrait of the Arnolfinis slapdash in the center of the painting.
With a slap; all at once; slap.
Where this word comes from
From slap + dash. First attested in the late 17th century, meaning "careless".
To apply, or apply something to, in a hasty, careless, or rough manner; to roughcast.
to slapdash mortar or paint on a wall
to slapdash a wall
Where this word comes from
From slap + dash. First attested in the late 17th century, meaning "careless".
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