Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
HAPHAZARDLY
randomly, indiscriminately, haphazardly, willy-nilly, arbitrarily, at random, every which way
(adverb) in a random manner; “the houses were randomly scattered”; “bullets were fired into the crowd at random”
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
Adverb
haphazardly (comparative more haphazardly, superlative most haphazardly)
In a haphazard manner; in a random, chaotic, and incomplete manner.
Synonyms
• at random
• haphazard
• randomly
• willy-nilly
Source: Wiktionary
HAPHAZARD
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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