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Slapdash

adjective/slˈæpdæʃ/
Definition
marked by great carelessness
in a careless or reckless manner
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/slˈæpdæʃ/
🇬🇧British English
/slˈapdaʃ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/slˈapdaʃ/
2 syllables Say it as /slˈæpdæʃ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivemarked by great carelessness
“a most haphazard system of record keeping”
adverbin a careless or reckless manner
“the shelves were put up slapdash”
adverbdirectly
“he ran bang into the pole”
Word Forms
sloppinessnounthe quality of not being careful or taking pains
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
schludrig
von großer Sorglosigkeit geprägt
🇫🇷French
bâclée
marqué par une grande insouciance
🇪🇸Spanish
despreocupado
marcado por un gran descuido
🇮🇹Italian
schiaffo
segnato da una grande disattenzione
🇳🇱Dutch
slap
gekenmerkt door grote onzorgvuldigheid
🇵🇹Portuguese
descuidado
marcado por grande descuido
🇷🇺Russian
небрежность
отмечен большой небрежностью
India
🇮🇳Hindi
किसी न किसी तरह
बड़ी लापरवाही से चिह्नित
🇧🇩Bengali
স্ল্যাপড্যাশ
মহান অসাবধানতা দ্বারা চিহ্নিত
🇮🇳Tamil
அறைதல்
பெரும் கவனக்குறைவால் குறிக்கப்பட்டது
🇮🇳Telugu
స్లాప్డాష్
గొప్ప అజాగ్రత్తతో గుర్తించబడింది
🇮🇳Marathi
थप्पड
मोठ्या निष्काळजीपणाने चिन्हांकित
🇮🇳Gujarati
સ્લેપડેશ
મહાન બેદરકારી દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸ್ಲ್ಯಾಪ್ಡ್ಯಾಶ್
ದೊಡ್ಡ ಅಜಾಗರೂಕತೆಯಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സ്ലാപ്ഡാഷ്
വലിയ അശ്രദ്ധയാൽ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਥੱਪੜ
ਬਹੁਤ ਲਾਪਰਵਾਹੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ
🇵🇰Urdu
تھپڑ
بڑی لاپرواہی کی طرف سے نشان زد
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
草率
以极大的粗心为特征
🇯🇵Japanese
ドタバタ
大きな不注意が特徴
🇰🇷Korean
슬랩대쉬
큰 부주의로 표시
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự tát nhẹ
được đánh dấu bằng sự bất cẩn lớn
🇹🇭Thai
ตบแดช
แสดงถึงความประมาทเลินเล่ออย่างมาก
🇮🇩Indonesian
sembrono
ditandai dengan kecerobohan yang besar
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
بتسرع
تميزت بالإهمال الكبير
🇮🇷Persian
لجن زدن
با بی احتیاطی بزرگ مشخص شده است
🇹🇷Turkish
saçmalık
büyük bir dikkatsizlikle işaretlenmiş
🇮🇱Hebrew
פָּזִיז
מסומן בחוסר זהירות רב
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'slapdash'?
The primary meaning of 'slapdash' is 'marked by great carelessness'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'slapdash' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'slapdash' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'slapdash' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'slapdash' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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