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haphazard

hap·ha·zard

UK/(ˌ)hæpˈhæz.əd/ US/(ˌ)hæpˈhæz.ɚd/ rare

adverb

1.

without care; in a slapdash manner

  • “the Prime Minister was wearing a gray suit and a white shirt with a soft collar, but his neck had become thinner and the collar stood away from it as if it had been bought haphazard”
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adjective

1.

dependent upon or characterized by chance

  • “a haphazard plan of action”
  • “his judgment is rather hit-or-miss”
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2.

marked by great carelessness

  • “a most haphazard system of record keeping”
  • “slapdash work”
  • “slipshod spelling”
  • “sloppy workmanship”

Origin

From archaic hap (“chance, luck”) + hazard.

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