HAPHAZARD

haphazard, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy

(adjective) marked by great carelessness; “a most haphazard system of record keeping”; “slapdash work”; “slipshod spelling”; “sloppy workmanship”

haphazard, hit-or-miss

(adjective) dependent upon or characterized by chance; “a haphazard plan of action”; “his judgment is rather hit-or-miss”

haphazard, haphazardly

(adverb) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

haphazard (not comparable)

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

Synonyms: random, chaotic

Antonym: systematic

Source: Wiktionary

Hap"haz`ard, n. Etym: [Hap + hazard.]

Definition: Extra hazard; chance; accident; random. We take our principles at haphazard, upon trust. Locke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition