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• s  marked by great carelessness
  slapdash work
• r  in a careless or reckless manner
  the shelves were put up slapdash
• r  directly

• For months he had flung lashing tangles of color onto canvases laid across the floorliterally slapdash, yet as intricately woven as a Persian rug, his pictures pointed the way .
• How Russia humiliated itself with inept generals, slapdash plans, bad tactics and demoralized troops.
• Given the highly explosive nature of its conclusion and its slapdash sleuthing, it was no surprise that the film was panned by some academics and many Christian clerics.

• haphazard
• slipshod
• sloppy
• slam-bang
• bang
• slap
• smack
• bolt

News & Articles

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• Even off-camera, Jodi Arias TV movie long on drama
  Here's a little secret, courtesy of the people who are bringing the story of convicted killer Jodi Arias to the small screen: This isn't a slapdash effort designed to capitalize on a sensational murder case.
  June 19, 2013 - Detroit Free Press
• Arias TV movie airs Saturday
  PHOENIX — Here's a little secret, courtesy of the people who are bringing the story of convicted killer Jodi Arias to the small screen: This isn't a slapdash effort designed to capitalize on a sensational murder case.
  June 19, 2013 - The Salinas Californian

Quotes

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• David Dewhurst in editorsweblog.org (blog)
  Writing for NPR, David Folkenfilk says "The PolitiFact franchise represents a major shift in the way mainstream reporters report and share their findings -- with no slapdash he-said, she-said involved. Instead, carefully researched pieces heap...
• Andrew Bacevich in OpEdNews
  Reagan's "seemingly slapdash Islamic pudding turned out after all to have a theme," says Bacevich.
• Mike Cox in Legal News Line
  This executive order shares the same problems that her governing style has: it is incredibly short-sighted and moves in a haphazard, slapdash manner rather than using measured priorities to guide reform,Cox said. "It sends the wrong...