Lackadaisical vs Slapdash - What's the difference?
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Showing no interest or enthusiasm.
* 2010 ,
Done hastily; haphazard; careless.
* 2014 , A teacher, "
In a hasty or careless manner.
Directly, right there; slap-bang.
With a slap; all at once; slap.
(colloquial) To apply, or apply something to, in a hasty, careless, or rough manner; to roughcast.
Lackadaisical is a related term of slapdash.
As adjectives the difference between lackadaisical and slapdash
is that lackadaisical is showing no interest or enthusiasm while slapdash is done hastily; haphazard; careless.As an adverb slapdash is
in a hasty or careless manner.As a verb slapdash is
(colloquial) to apply, or apply something to, in a hasty, careless, or rough manner; to roughcast.lackadaisical
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I could hear the sound of the janitor's lackadaisical scrubbing against the wooden floor.
- the lackadaisical look on his face
Synonyms
* (showing no interest or enthusiasm) languid, listless, unenthusiastic, uninterested * See alsoDerived terms
* lackadaisically * lackadaisicalnessslapdash
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Choosing a primary school: a teacher's guide for parents", The Guardian , 23 September 2014:
- 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.
Synonyms
* See alsoAdverb
(en adverb)- Van Eyck signed his portrait of the Arnolfinis slapdash in the center of the painting.
- (Prior)
Synonyms
* (in a hasty manner): carelessly, haphazardly, hastily * (directly): directlyVerb
- to slapdash mortar or paint on a wall
- to slapdash a wall