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slapdash

[slap-dash] / ˈslæpˌdæʃ /


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Brook's misdemeanour occurred before England touched ground in Australia, but it typified the slapdash approach to regaining the urn.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

The composition of these black-and-white street photographs seems slapdash, but the images work brilliantly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

What cannot be explained away is the slapdash manner and lack of basic organisation that allowed rejuvenated Wolves to record a fourth straight top-flight success for the first time since January 1972.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025

Even with a performer as adept as Kidman in the lead role, the film's slapdash script only lets her do so much.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2025

They were slow, they were thorough; none of the slapdash arrogance and sudden deviousness that marked Karhidish officialdom.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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