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Haphazard Common

Haphazard has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adjective · Adverb

Definitions
Noun
1

Simple chance, a random accident, luck.

Adjective
1

dependent upon or characterized by chance

"a haphazard plan of action"

"his judgment is rather hit-or-miss"

2

marked by great carelessness

"a most haphazard system of record keeping"

"slapdash work"

"slipshod spelling"

"sloppy workmanship"

3

Random; chaotic; incomplete; not thorough, constant, or consistent.

Adverb
1

without care; in a slapdash manner

"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"

Example Sentences
"a haphazard plan of action" adjective
"his judgment is rather hit-or-miss" adjective
"a most haphazard system of record keeping" adjective
"slapdash work" adjective
"slipshod spelling" adjective
"sloppy workmanship" adjective
"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" adverb
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