1
[ adverb ] (informal) directly

Synonyms

bang bolt smack slap

Examples

"he ran bang into the pole" "ran slap into her"

Related terms

colloquialism

2
[ adverb ] in a slapdash manner

Examples

"the shelves were put up slapdash"

3
[ adverb ] in a careless or reckless manner

Synonyms

slam-bang

Examples

"the shelves were put up slapdash"

4
[ adjective ] marked by great carelessness

Synonyms

slipshod sloppy haphazard

Examples

"a most haphazard system of record keeping" "slapdash work" "slipshod spelling" "sloppy workmanship"

Related terms

careless

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Rhymes with

dash balderdash

Phonetic and Homophones

S L AE1 P D AE2 SH

Similar Spelling

sloped slopped slapped

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