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slapdash

adjective adverb

marked by great carelessness

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
S
Ends with
H
Contains
LA
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈslæpdæʃ

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. marked by great carelessness

    “a most haphazard system of record keeping”

adverb

  1. directly

    “he ran bang into the pole”

adverb

  1. in a careless or reckless manner

    “the shelves were put up slapdash”

In context

Example Sentences

a most haphazard system of record keeping
slapdash work
slipshod spelling
sloppy workmanship
he ran bang into the pole
ran slap into her
the shelves were put up slapdash

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