haphazard
11haphazard — [[t]hæphæ̱zə(r)d[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe something as haphazard, you are critical of it because it is not at all organized or is not arranged according to a plan. The investigation does seem haphazard... He had never seen… …
12haphazard — /hæpˈhæzəd / (say hap hazuhd) adjective 1. determined by or dependent on mere chance: a haphazard remark. –adverb 2. in a haphazard manner; at random; by chance. –noun 3. mere chance; accident: to proceed at haphazard. {hap + hazard} –haphazardly …
13haphazard — I. noun Etymology: 1hap + hazard Date: 1575 chance 1 II. adjective Date: 1671 marked by lack of plan, order, or direction Synonyms: see random • haphazard adverb • haphazardly …
14haphazard — adjective /ˌhæpˈhæz.əd,ˌhæpˈhæz.ɚd/ random; chaotic; incomplete; not thorough, constant, or consistent Do not make such haphazard changes to the settings; instead, adjust the knobs carefully, a bit at a time …
15haphazard — adjective happening or done in a way that is not planned or recognized: The training was carried out in a haphazard fashion. haphazardly adverb …
16haphazard — adjective Shelley s haphazard piles of laundry Syn: random, unplanned, unsystematic, unmethodical, disorganized, disorderly, irregular, indiscriminate, chaotic, hit and miss, arbitrary, aimless, careless, casual, slapdash, slipshod; chance,… …
17haphazard — haphazardness, n. adj., adv. /hap haz euhrd/; n. /hap haz euhrd/, adj. 1. characterized by lack of order or planning, by irregularity, or by randomness; determined by or dependent on chance; aimless. adv. 2. haphazardly. n. 3. mere chance;… …
18haphazard — Lacking any coherent system, organization, or objective; not to be confused with random or chaotic …
19haphazard — Synonyms and related words: accidental, accidentally, ad lib, aimless, aimlessly, amorphous, any which way, anyhow, anywise, around, at random, botched, bungling, capricious, careless, carelessly, casual, casually, caught napping, caught off… …
20haphazard — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. chance, casual, aimless, random; hit or miss. Ant., planned, orderly. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. aimless, accidental, casual, random, chance, offhand, careless, slipshod, incidental, unexpected,… …
