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haphazard

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hap·haz·ard  (hp-hzrd)
adj.
Dependent upon or characterized by mere chance. See Synonyms at chance.
n.
Mere chance; fortuity.
adv.
By chance; casually.

hap·hazard·ly adv.
hap·hazard·ness n.

haphazard
Adjective
not organized or planned [Old Norse happ chance, good luck + hazard]
haphazardly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.haphazard - dependent upon or characterized by chance; "a haphazard plan of action"; "his judgment is rather hit-or-miss"
random - lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance; "a random choice"; "bombs fell at random"; "random movements"
2.haphazard - marked by great carelessness; "a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship"
careless - marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful; "careless about her clothes"; "forgotten by some careless person"; "a careless housekeeper"; "careless proofreading"; "it was a careless mistake"; "hurt by a careless remark"
Adv.1.haphazard - 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"

haphazard
adjective 1. unsystematic, disorderly, disorganized, casual, careless, indiscriminate, aimless, slapdash, slipshod, hit or miss (informal) unmethodical << OPPOSITE systematic
adjective 2. random, chance, accidental, arbitrary, fluky (informal) << OPPOSITE planned
Translations
haphazard [hæpˈhæzəd] adjfortuito

haphazard [hæpˈhæzəd] adjfait(e) au hasardfait(e) au petit bonheur

haphazard [hæpˈhæzəd] adjplanlos, wahllos

haphazard [hæpˈhæzəd] adja casaccio, alla carlona

haphazard
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 우연의, 되는대로의 neapgalvotas, padarytas kaip pakliūva nejaušs sembarangan toevallig tilfeldig, vilkårlig przypadkowy fortuito întâmplător; (făcut) la întâm­plare случайный náhodný naključen slučajan slumpartad, slumpmässig ซึ่งเกิดขึ้นโดยไม่ได้ตั้งใจ gelişigüzel 偶然性 випадковий; безсистемний ہنگامی، الل ٹپ tình cờ; không có kế hoạch 偶然
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 우연히 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 безсистемно بے ترتیبی سے một cách tình cờ; không có kế hoạch 偶然


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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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