"haphazard" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌhæpˈhæz.əd/ [UK], /ˌhæpˈhæz.ɚd/ [US], /ˌhæfˈhæz.ɚd/ [US] Audio: en-us-haphazard.ogg [US], en-au-haphazard.ogg [Australia] Forms: more haphazard [comparative], most haphazard [superlative]
Etymology: From archaic hap (“chance, luck”) + hazard. Etymology templates: {{af|en|hap|hazard|gloss1=chance, luck}} hap (“chance, luck”) + hazard Head templates: {{en-adj}} haphazard (comparative more haphazard, superlative most haphazard)
  1. Random; chaotic; incomplete; not thorough, constant, or consistent. Synonyms: random, chaotic Derived forms: haphazardly, haphazardness, half-assed [possibly] Translations (random, chaotic, incomplete): kuturu (Albanian), toptan (Albanian), պատահական (patahakan) (Armenian), խառը (xaṙə) (Armenian), случаен (slučaen) (Bulgarian), безсистемен (bezsistemen) (Bulgarian), fortuït [masculine] (Catalan), 偶然 (ǒurán) (Chinese Mandarin), 雜亂無章 (Chinese Mandarin), 杂乱无章 (záluàn wú zhāng) (Chinese Mandarin), náhodný [masculine] (Czech), ongeordend (Dutch), chaotisch (Dutch), willekeurig (Dutch), sattumanvarainen (Finnish), satunnainen (Finnish), umpimähkäinen (Finnish), hasardeux (French), désordonné (French), aléatoire (French), planlos (German), willkürlich (German), ötletszerű (Hungarian), rendszertelen (Hungarian), összevissza (Hungarian), véletlenszerű (Hungarian), esetleges (Hungarian), tilviljunarkenndur (Icelandic), óskipulegur (Icelandic), neamhrialta (Irish), fortuītus (Latin), neureilt (Manx), tilfeldig (Norwegian), azardós (Occitan), aleatòri (Occitan), caotic (Occitan), azardívol (Occitan), هچلهف (hačalhaf) (Persian), اللهبختی (allâh-baxti) (Persian), schlodonsich (Plautdietsch), chaotyczny [masculine] (Polish), atabalhoado (Portuguese), aleatório (english: Synonyms; random) (Portuguese), confuso (english: confused) (Portuguese), sem pé nem cabeça (Portuguese), caótico (Portuguese), случа́йный (slučájnyj) (Russian), хаоти́чный (xaotíčnyj) (Russian), непостоя́нный (nepostojánnyj) (Russian), a su aire (Spanish), inconsistente (Spanish), sin ton ni son (Spanish), fortuito (Spanish), casual (Spanish), tillfällig (Swedish), pasilambang (Tagalog), gelişigüzel (Turkish), rastgele (Turkish), plansız (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-haphazard-en-adj-hjl9H~Gn

Adverb

IPA: /ˌhæpˈhæz.əd/ [UK], /ˌhæpˈhæz.ɚd/ [US], /ˌhæfˈhæz.ɚd/ [US] Audio: en-us-haphazard.ogg [US], en-au-haphazard.ogg [Australia] Forms: more haphazard [comparative], most haphazard [superlative]
Etymology: From archaic hap (“chance, luck”) + hazard. Etymology templates: {{af|en|hap|hazard|gloss1=chance, luck}} hap (“chance, luck”) + hazard Head templates: {{en-adv}} haphazard (comparative more haphazard, superlative most haphazard)
  1. Haphazardly.
    Sense id: en-haphazard-en-adv-hKZq~gGg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 66 6 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 22 73 5 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 24 70 6

Noun

IPA: /ˌhæpˈhæz.əd/ [UK], /ˌhæpˈhæz.ɚd/ [US], /ˌhæfˈhæz.ɚd/ [US] Audio: en-us-haphazard.ogg [US], en-au-haphazard.ogg [Australia] Forms: haphazards [plural]
Etymology: From archaic hap (“chance, luck”) + hazard. Etymology templates: {{af|en|hap|hazard|gloss1=chance, luck}} hap (“chance, luck”) + hazard Head templates: {{en-noun}} haphazard (plural haphazards)
  1. Simple chance, a random accident, luck.
    Sense id: en-haphazard-en-noun-18VNmIrg

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Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1912, Robert DeC. Ward, “The Value of Non-Instrumental Weather Observations”, in Popular Science Monthly, p. 129",
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          "ref": "2023 April 18, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea Champions League exit: Where do 'disjointed, broken' Blues go from here?”, in BBC Sport",
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          "sense": "random, chaotic, incomplete",
          "word": "случаен"
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          "roman": "bezsistemen",
          "sense": "random, chaotic, incomplete",
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          "sense": "random, chaotic, incomplete",
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          "sense": "random, chaotic, incomplete",
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          "sense": "random, chaotic, incomplete",
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          "sense": "random, chaotic, incomplete",
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          "sense": "random, chaotic, incomplete",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "random, chaotic, incomplete",
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          "sense": "random, chaotic, incomplete",
          "word": "hasardeux"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "random, chaotic, incomplete",
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "random, chaotic, incomplete",
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          "sense": "random, chaotic, incomplete",
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          "sense": "random, chaotic, incomplete",
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          "word": "sem pé nem cabeça"
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          "sense": "random, chaotic, incomplete",
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