as in random
lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern
the police department's investigation of the charges against the mayor was slapdash and not very thorough
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How about to public peace? Aid groups say the Taliban are not equipped for the wave of returnees, who have been pouring out of Pakistan and into slapdash relocation camps near the Torkham and Chaman border crossings.
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Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Nov. 2023
Their brand was chaos: live shows that were transcendent or tragicomic depending on the drugs involved; albums that interpolated brilliant Stones-adjacent youth anthems and devastating country weepers with slapdash Kiss covers and improvised jams where no one played their actual instrument.
—Elizabeth Nelson, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2023
In other words, the seemingly slapdash style requires more effort than merely embracing the elements.
—Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 18 July 2023
That's a very slapdash view of one of the most important exercises in your fitness arsenal.
—Brett Williams, Men's Health, 31 May 2023
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Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Nov. 2023
Their brand was chaos: live shows that were transcendent or tragicomic depending on the drugs involved; albums that interpolated brilliant Stones-adjacent youth anthems and devastating country weepers with slapdash Kiss covers and improvised jams where no one played their actual instrument.
—Elizabeth Nelson, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2023
In other words, the seemingly slapdash style requires more effort than merely embracing the elements.
—Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 18 July 2023
That's a very slapdash view of one of the most important exercises in your fitness arsenal.
—Brett Williams, Men's Health, 31 May 2023
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“Slapdash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slapdash. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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