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haphazardly

hap·ha·zardly

UK/hæpˈhæzədli/ US/hæpˈhæzɚdli/ uncommon

adverb

1.

in a random manner

  • “the houses were randomly scattered”
  • “bullets were fired into the crowd at random”
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2.

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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Origin

From haphazard + -ly.

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