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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