They did a slapdash job because they had so little time.
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Slapdash
/ˈslæpdæʃ/
Synonyms for "slapdash" (195 found)
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Adjective(7 words)
a corps perduaccident proneaccident-proneaimlessairilyamainany old wayany which wayanyhowapaceat oncebad jobbotchbreakneckbunglingbunglinglyby forced marchescarelesscarelesslycasually
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Noun(1 words)
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expeditiousexpeditiouslyfestinatefeverishfeverishlyflyingforgetfullyfuriousfuriouslyhand over fisthaphazardhaphazardlyhappen what mayharum scarumharum-scarumhastilyhastyhead over heelsheadfirstheadforemost
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headlongheedlesslyheels over headhelter skelterhelter-skelterhit and misshit or misshit-or-missholus bolusholus-bolushotfoothotheadedhotheadedlyhurriedhurriedlyhurry scurryhurry-scurryimmediateimmediatelyimpetuousimpetuouslyin passinginattentivelyinconsideratelyindiscriminateinstant
Verb(1 words)
Adjective(11 words)
haphazardhaphazard configurationhaphazard countinghaphazard efforthaphazard lesson planhaphazard methodhastilyhastyhasty methodhasty writingimprovident
Noun(1 words)
haphazard inquiry
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instantlyirregularlast minutelast-minutelike crazylike madlooseloose endsmadmadlymakeshiftmessilymessinessmessyoffhandoffhandedlyon the runon the spotonce over lightlyovereager
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overeagerlyoverenthusiasticoverenthusiasticallyoverzealousoverzealouslypassingpell mellpell-mellperfunctorilyprecipitantprecipitantlyprecipitateprecipitatelyprecipitousprecipitouslypromiscuouspromiscuouslypromptpromptlyquickquicklyramble-scramblerecklessrecklesslyregardlesslyslam bangslam-bangslap-bangsloppilysloppyslovenlysnapspeedilyspeedyspotsuperficialsuperficiallyswiftswiftlytactlesslythoughtlesslyunguardedlyunheedfullyunheedinglyunmindfullyunsolicitouslyunthinkinglyunthoroughuntidyunvigilantlyunwarilyurgentwantonwantonlywildwildlywith a rushwith all hastewith dispatchwith haste
Adjective(10 words)
Noun(3 words)
Verb(1 words)
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9 total sentences available.
For to him it was intolerable to think in a hurry, to jump to slapdash decisions, to act on instincts that could not be explained.
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They had seen Poland, and that was the sort of slovenly, slapdash place they were used to, but once across the German frontier they found everything—crops, roads, buildings—uncannily different.
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When you're in the front entrance, get a feel for what's going on. Tours are never timed to coincide with breaks but if there are any children milling about, see what they're up to. If they're on a dutiful errand, for example delivering registers, the school probably encourages a responsible attitude. If they're play-fighting in the corridor without consequence, it tells a less impressive story and could mean a slapdash approach to discipline.
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