haphazard
- adverb
- /hæpˈhæzərd/
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de forma desordenada
- He arranged the files in a haphazard manner, leaving important documents scattered all over the desk.
But you act at haphazard and half heartedly.
- But you act at haphazard and half heartedly.
Examples
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Due to the haphazard planning, the event started an hour late with people arriving at random intervals.
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France also went back to the old way of issuing irredeemable debt to make up for tax shortfalls and borrowing in a haphazard way as needed.
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Then I separate my hair in a very haphazard fashion with very little care and attention to detail put into that.
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But you act at haphazard and half heartedly.
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This isn't like a haphazard whoops, let's figure it out as we go.
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So despite the that perchance haphazard way that you're reading, it does seem, at least from the outside that you are striving, I would say pretty truly for excellence.
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The kids played haphazard games in the backyard, often switching rules without any notice.
Synonyms
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6.1
In a way that is not planned or organized
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2.9
In a careless, untidy way that makes things messy
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In a random, messy way without a plan
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In a messy way that is not neat
A way of acting that has no order or plan
In a messy, disorganized way
In a messy, untidy way
Antonyms
How Organized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Haphazard has the same origin: hap 'luck' or 'chance' plus hazard 'risk' or 'chance'. So, to do something haphazard is to do it without care or planning.