slapdash

[ slap-dash ]
/ ˈslæpˌdæʃ /

adverb

in a hasty, haphazard manner: He assembled the motor slapdash.

adjective

hasty and careless; offhand: a slapdash answer.

Origin of slapdash

1670–80; slap1 (adv.) + dash1

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British Dictionary definitions for slapdash

slapdash
/ (ˈslæpˌdæʃ) /

adverb

in a careless, hasty, or haphazard manner

adjective

careless, hasty, or haphazard

noun

slapdash activity or work
another name for roughcast (def. 1)

Word Origin for slapdash

C17: from slap + dash 1