haphazard
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noun \(ˌ)hap-ˈha-zərd\Definition of HAPHAZARD
: chance 1
Origin of HAPHAZARD
1hap + hazard
First Known Use: 1575
Rhymes with HAPHAZARD
2haphazard
adjectiveDefinition of HAPHAZARD
: marked by lack of plan, order, or direction
— haphazard adverb
— hap·haz·ard·ly adverb
— hap·haz·ard·ness noun
— hap·haz·ard·ry \-zər-drē\ noun
See Examples of HAPHAZARD
- We were given a haphazard tour of the city.
- <considering the haphazard way you measured the ingredients, it's a wonder the cookies came out this good>
First Known Use of HAPHAZARD
1671
Related to HAPHAZARD
- Synonyms
- aimless, arbitrary, catch-as-catch-can, desultory, erratic, random, helter-skelter, hit-or-miss, scattered, slapdash, stray
- Antonyms
- methodical (also methodic), nonrandom, orderly, organized, regular, systematic, systematized
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