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haphazard [hæpˈhæzəd] adv & adj at random adj careless; slipshod n
Rare chance haphazardly adv haphazardness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
haphazard adjective 1. unsystematic, disorderly, disorganized, casual, careless, indiscriminate, aimless, slapdash, slipshod, hit or miss (informal), unmethodical The investigation does seem haphazard. organized, systematic, methodical unsystematic considered, careful, thoughtful, orderly 2. random, chance, accidental, arbitrary, fluky (informal) She was trying to connect her life's seemingly haphazard events. random planned, arranged, deliberate Translations haphazard [ˈhæpˈhæzəd] ADJ 1. (= random) [selection] → al azar; [manner, method] → poco sistemático the town has developed in a haphazard way → la ciudad ha crecido sin planificación alguna or muy desordenadamente their approach to the problem has been rather haphazard → han abordado el problema de forma poco sistemática 2. (= careless) [person] → descuidado haphazard haphazard [ˌhæpˈhæzəd] adj → (fatto/a) a caso or a casaccio; (arrangement) → casuale, fortuito/a haphazard [ˌhæpˈhæzəd] adj → (fatto/a) a caso or a casaccio; (arrangement) → casuale, fortuito/a adj haphazard [hӕpˈhӕzəd] depending on chance; without planning or system a haphazard arrangement. toevallige, lukrake إتِّفاقي، غير متوقَّع случаен náhodný tilfældig zufällig ανοργάνωτος, πρόχειρος, τυχαίος improvisado, fortuito, casual juhuslik تصادفی sattumanvarainen au petit bonheur מִקרִי बेतरतीब slucajan véletlen; rendszertelen untung-untungan tilviljunarkenndur, óskipulegur casuale, fortuito 無計画の 무작정의, 계획성 없는 neapgalvotas, padarytas kaip pakliūva nejaušs sembarangan toevallig tilfeldig, vilkårlig przypadkowy fortuito întâmplător; (făcut) la întâmplare случайный náhodný naključen slučajan slumpartad, slumpmässig ซึ่งเกิดขึ้นโดยไม่ได้ตั้งใจ gelişigüzel 偶然的,隨意的 випадковий; безсистемний ہنگامی، الل ٹپ tình cờ; không có kế hoạch 偶然性 adv hapˈhazardly toevallig, lukraak كَيفَما اتفق، إعتباطا، بغير هدف случайно náhodou tilfældigt zufällig πρόχειρος, τυχαίος al azar, casualmente, improvisadamente, fortuitamente juhuslikult بطورتصادفی sattumanvaraisesti au hasard בְּאַקרַאי संयोग से slucajno rendszertelenül secara untung-untungan tilviljunarkennt casualmente 偶然に 무턱대고 neapgalvotai, kaip pakliūva nejauši dengan sembarangan toevallig på måfå/lykke og fromme na chybił trafił ao deus-dará la întâmplare наобум náhodou slučajno slučajno på en höft, på måfå ซึ่งเกิดขึ้นโดยไม่ได้ตั้งใจ gelişigüzel şekilde 偶然地,隨意地 безсистемно بے ترتیبی سے một cách tình cờ; không có kế hoạch 偶然地 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A well constructed plot, therefore, must neither begin nor end at haphazard, but conform to these principles. She had interminably turned upon her tracks, she had crossed and recrossed her haphazard path till it resembled nothing so much as a puzzling maze of pencilled lines without a meaning. When the general is weak and without authority; when his orders are not clear and distinct; when there are no fixes duties assigned to officers and men, and the ranks are formed in a slovenly haphazard manner, the result is utter disorganization. |
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