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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DESIRABLE

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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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