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haphazard
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Haphazard
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hap·haz·ard
/
adj., adv.
hæpˈhæz
ərd;
n.
ˈhæpˌhæz
ərd
/
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[
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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haphazard
(hæpˈhæzəd)
—
adv
, —
adj
1.
at random
—
adj
2.
careless; slipshod
—
n
3.
rare
chance
hap'hazardly
—
adv
hap'hazardness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
haphazard
1573, from hap "chance, luck" (see
hap
) +
hazard
"risk, danger, peril."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Gone are the hand-me-down uniforms and
haphazard
road trips.
The original kitchen was a cramped,
haphazard
jumble.
The fundamental problem is the seemingly
haphazard
fashion in which our
memories are organized.
When she did open her mouth to sing, the results were
haphazard
.
On thing is sure, those circles cannot be the
haphazard
traces of so-called ufos.
Amazingly, this
haphazard
approach worked.
There's nothing hasty or
haphazard
about these evaluations.
We see the
haphazard
speckling of stars in the sky and group them together into constellations.
Haphazard
career progression allows the well-connected to wriggle in.
But granted, it's casual and a little
haphazard
at times.
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