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Offhand vs Slapdash - What's the difference?

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Offhand is a related term of slapdash.


As adjectives the difference between offhand and slapdash

is that offhand is without planning or thinking ahead while slapdash is done hastily; haphazard; careless.

As adverbs the difference between offhand and slapdash

is that offhand is right away, immediately, without thinking about it while 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.

offhand

English

Alternative forms

* off-hand

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • without planning or thinking ahead
    • She gave an offhand speech.
  • careless; without sufficient thought or consideration
    • He doesn't realise how hurtful his offhand remarks can be.
  • curt, abrupt, unfriendly
    • She was quite offhand with me yesterday.

    Synonyms

    * (without planning) impromptu, extemporaneous, off-the-cuff; see also

    See also

    * off the top of one's head

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • right away, immediately, without thinking about it
  • * Offhand , I'd guess that that's a yellow-bellied sapsucker.
  • * 1854:' William Makepeace Thackeray, ''The Rose and the Ring'' - We will have no more of this shilly-shallying! Call the Archbishop, and let the Prince and Princess be married ' offhand !
  • in an offhand manner

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    slapdash

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Done hastily; haphazard; careless.
  • * 2014 , A teacher, " 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 also

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a hasty or careless manner.
  • Directly, right there; slap-bang.
    • Van Eyck signed his portrait of the Arnolfinis slapdash in the center of the painting.
  • With a slap; all at once; slap.
    • (Prior)

    Synonyms

    * (in a hasty manner): carelessly, haphazardly, hastily * (directly): directly

    Verb

  • (colloquial) To apply, or apply something to, in a hasty, careless, or rough manner; to roughcast.
    • to slapdash mortar or paint on a wall
    to slapdash a wall