I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adverb
Etymology: slap (IV) + dash
1. : in a slapdash manner
the house was put together slapdash
2. : directly , right , smack
with a picture … slapdash on the middle of it — Ward Moore
II. adjective
: haphazard , slipshod , sloppy
the overture emerged as a slapdash affair, marred not only by a rough and uncalculated style but by technical inaccuracies — Winthrop Sargeant
a slapdash excursion which fails to do justice to the abilities of any of its three authors — D.L.Olmsted
III. noun
: slapdashness
the case is being built carefully, not with slapdash — Kiplinger Washington Letter