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haphazard - Dictionary definition and meaning for word haphazard

Definition
(adj) dependent upon or characterized by chance
Synonyms : hit-or-miss
Example Sentence
  • a haphazard plan of action
  • his judgment is rather hit-or-miss
Definition
(adj) marked by great carelessness
Synonyms : slapdash , slipshod , sloppy
Example Sentence
  • a most haphazard system of record keeping
  • slapdash work
  • slipshod spelling
  • sloppy workmanship
Definition
(adv) without care; in a slapdash manner
Synonyms : haphazardly
Example Sentence
  • 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
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for haphazard

HAP + HAZARD where HAZARD means epidemic spread due to great carelessness.
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