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HAPHAZARD
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marked by great carelessness
Example:
sloppy workmanship
Synonyms:
haphazard; slapdash; slipshod; sloppy
Classified under:
Similar:
careless (marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Dependent upon or characterized by chance
Example:
his judgment is rather hit-or-miss
Synonyms:
haphazard; hit-or-miss
Classified under:
Similar:
random (lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance)
Derivation:
haphazardness (the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan)
II. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Without care; in a slapdash manner
Example:
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
Synonyms:
haphazard; haphazardly
Classified under:
Pertainym:
haphazard (marked by great carelessness)
