slapdash
/ˈslæpdæʃ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adv
With a slap; all at once; slap.
Example Sentences
- "They had seen Poland, and that was the sort of slovenly, slapdash place they were used to, but once across the German frontier they found everything—crops, roads, buildings—uncannily different."
- "When you're in the front entrance, get a feel for what's going on. Tours are never timed to coincide with breaks but if there are any children milling about, see what they're up to. If they're on a dutiful errand, for example delivering registers, the school probably encourages a responsible attitude. If they're play-fighting in the corridor without consequence, it tells a less impressive story and could mean a slapdash approach to discipline."
- "Valérie Pisano, the chief executive of Mila – the Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute – said the slapdash approach to safety in AI systems would not be tolerated in any other field."
- "Van Eyck signed his portrait of the Arnolfinis slapdash in the center of the painting."
- "And yet, slap dash, is all again In every sinew, nerve, and vein; Runs here and there, like Hamlet's ghost"
- "to slapdash mortar or paint on a wall"
Etymology
Usage
Inflected Forms
more slapdash (comparative)
most slapdash (superlative)
slapdashes (present, singular)
slapdashing (participle, present)
slapdashed (participle, past)
slapdashed (past)