According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
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
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