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haphazard::adverb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | haphazardly |
the Prime Minister was wearing a grey 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.
haphazard::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hit-or-miss |
| Derivation | haphazardness |
a haphazard plan of action.
Examples of haphazard
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Stickers were arranged in a casually haphazard but deliberately pleasing effect.
From the dallasnews.com
The sandwich menu offers a selection that is wide but sometimes seems haphazard.
From the toledoblade.com
Risk taking is only bad if it's haphazard and without concern for consequences.
From the theatlantic.com
It is still unclear why the formations fill the caves at such haphazard angles.
From the telegraph.co.uk
He doesn't seem bothered by his own haphazard, fame-driven intervention policy.
From the sltrib.com
The haphazard flapping of their wings simply shouldn't keep the hefty bugs aloft.
From the sciencedaily.com
L.A., falling to a team that had lost three in a row, shows haphazard play again.
From the orlandosentinel.com
If Lenovo's rise in China has been haphazard, Microsoft's feels pre-programmed.
From the economist.com
The tests are available now, but in a haphazard way from one hospital to another.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Without care; in a slapdash manner; "the Prime Minister was wearing a grey 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"
- Dependent upon or characterized by chance; "a haphazard plan of action"; "his judgment is rather hit-or-miss"
- Marked by great carelessness; "a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship"
- (haphazardly) randomly: in a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered"; "bullets were fired into the crowd at random"
- (haphazardness) randomness: the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan
- Random; chaotic; incomplete; not thorough, constant, or consistent
- (haphazardly) In a haphazard manner
- (haphazardly) lacking any obvious principle of organization; at random. "The windows to the living room, the foyer, and the upstairs guest bathroom were broken, patched haphazardly with sheets of clear plastic or wooden boards nailed across the frames" (262).
- A process occurring without any apparent order or pattern. Distinct from random, in that there is no mathematical basis for characterizing a haphazard process.
