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SLAPDASH

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Marked by great carelessness

Example:

sloppy workmanship

Synonyms:

haphazard; slapdash; slipshod; sloppy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

careless (marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful)

 II. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Directly

Example:

ran slap into her

Synonyms:

bang; bolt; slap; slapdash; smack

Classified under:

Adverbs

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

Sense 2

Meaning:

In a careless or reckless manner

Example:

the shelves were put up slapdash

Synonyms:

slam-bang; slapdash

Classified under:

Adverbs

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