 haphazard |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] dependent upon or characterized by chance | |
| Synonyms: | hit-or-miss | |
| Examples: | "a haphazard plan of action" "his judgment is rather hit-or-miss" |
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| Related terms: | random | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] without care; in a slapdash manner | |
| Synonyms: | haphazardly | |
| Examples: | "the Prime Minister was wearing a gray 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" |
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| 3. | [ adjective ] marked by great carelessness | |
| Synonyms: | slipshod sloppy slapdash | |
| Examples: | "a most haphazard system of record keeping" "slapdash work" "slipshod spelling" "sloppy workmanship" |
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| Related terms: | careless | |
| Similar spelling: |
haphazardly |
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