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haphazard
adjective
adverb
marked by great carelessness
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ˌhæpˈhæz.əd
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adjective
marked by great carelessness
“a most haphazard system of record keeping”
adjective
dependent upon or characterized by chance
“a haphazard plan of action”
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”
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a most haphazard system of record keeping
slapdash work
slipshod spelling
sloppy workmanship
a haphazard plan of action
his judgment is rather hit-or-miss
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
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