slapdash

WOTD - 4 February 2007    

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈslæpdæʃ/

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Adjective

slapdash (comparative more slapdash, superlative most slapdash)

1. Done hastily; haphazard; careless.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:careless

Translations

done hastily

Danish: forhastet (da) Dutch: gehaast (nl) Finnish: hutiloitu (fi) French: bâclé (fr)

Polish: niedbały (pl) m., niestaranny (pl) m. Russian: поспешный (ru) (posp'éšnyj), небрежный (ru) (n'ebr'éžnyj) Swedish: hafsig (sv)

Adverb

slapdash (comparative more slapdash, superlative most slapdash)

1. In a hasty or careless manner.
2. Directly, right there.

   Van Eyck signed his portrait of the Arnolfinis slapdash in the center of the painting.

Translations

in a hasty or careless manner

Danish: jasket (da) Polish: byle jak

Russian: наспех (násp'eχ), как попало (kak popálo), кое-как (koje-kak), торопливо (toroplívo)

Synonyms

• (in a hasty manner): carelessly, haphazardly, hastily
• (directly): directly