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haphazard

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hap⋅haz⋅ard

  [adj., adv. hap-haz-erd; n. hap-haz-erd]
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–adjective
1. characterized by lack of order or planning, by irregularity, or by randomness; determined by or dependent on chance; aimless.
–adverb
2. haphazardly.
–noun
3. mere chance; accident.
Origin:
1565–75; hap 1 + hazard

Related forms:
hap⋅haz⋅ard⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. disorganized, unsystematic, careless, slapdash, helter-skelter.

Antonyms:
1. methodical, systematic, organized.
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hap·haz·ard   (hāp-hāz'ərd)   
adj.  Dependent upon or characterized by mere chance. See Synonyms at chance.
n.  Mere chance; fortuity.
adv.  By chance; casually.
hap·haz'ard·ly adv., hap·haz'ard·ness n.
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Haphazard

Hap"haz`ard\, n. [Hap + hazard.] Extra hazard; chance; accident; random.

We take our principles at haphazard, upon trust. --Locke.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : haphazard
Spanish: improvisado, fortuito, casual,
German: zufällig,
Japanese: 無計画の
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haphazard 
1573, from hap "chance, luck" (see hap) + hazard "risk, danger, peril."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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