haphazard

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haphazard

/(ˌ)hæpˈhæz.əd/ UK
/(ˌ)hæpˈhæz.ɚd/ Canada, US
/(ˌ)hæfˈhæz.ɚd/ Canada, US, nonstandard
/(ˌ)hæpˈhæz.əd/ Australia
/(ˌ)hɛpˈhɛz.əd/ New Zealand

Where it comes from

From archaic hap (“chance, luck”) + hazard.

adjective more haphazard · most haphazard

Random; chaotic; incomplete; not thorough, constant, or consistent. Do not make such haphazard changes to the settings; instead, adjust the knobs carefully, a bit at a time.
Similar: random, chaotic · Opposite: systematic

noun haphazards

Simple chance, a random accident, luck. You should never talk about your own fingers, and haphazards, to genteel people. You should only talk about agreeable subjects as I do.

adverb more haphazard · most haphazard

Haphazardly. "[...] I suspect that it mostly happens haphazard, though afterwards various noble reasons are invented. About marriage I am cynical.”

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adj random, chaotic, incomplete

Español	a su aire, inconsistente, sin ton ni son, fortuito, casual, sin ton y sin son
中文	雜亂無章 /杂乱无章 záluàn wú zhāng
हिन्दी	अनियोजित aniyojit
Português	atabalhoado, aleatório, confuso, sem pé nem cabeça, caótico
Français	hasardeux, désordonné, aléatoire
Deutsch	planlos, willkürlich
Русский	случа́йный slučájnyj, хаоти́чный xaotíčnyj, непостоя́нный nepostojánnyj

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@misc{haphazard_2026,
  title = {haphazard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/haphazard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}