haphazard

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.

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hap·hazard·ly adv.

hap·hazard·ness n.

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haphazard [hæpˈhæzəd]

adv & adj

at random

adj

careless; slipshod

n

Rare chance

haphazardly  adv

haphazardness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	haphazard - dependent upon or characterized by chance; "a haphazard plan of action"; "his judgment is rather hit-or-miss" 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" slapdash, slipshod, sloppy 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" haphazardly

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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

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haphazard [ˌhæpˈhæzə^rd] adj [method, approach] → peu rigoureux/euse

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haphazard

adj → willkürlich, planlos; the whole thing was very haphazard → das Ganze war ziemlich zufällig or planlos; nothing is haphazard in the universe → im Universum bleibt nichts dem Zufall überlassen; in a haphazard way or fashion → planlos, wahllos

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haphazard [ˌhæpˈhæzəd] adj → (fatto/a) a caso or a casaccio; (arrangement) → casuale, fortuito/a

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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 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