Haphazard Definition

hăp-hăzərd
adjective
Dependent upon or characterized by mere chance.
American Heritage
Not planned; random.
Webster's New World
The definition of haphazard is something disorganized or without any particular order to it.
An example of haphazard is when you just throw your things all over the house when you come in at the end of the day instead of placing them in particular spots.
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Random; chaotic; incomplete; not thorough, constant, or consistent.

Do not make such haphazard changes to the settings; instead, adjust the knobs carefully, a bit at a time.
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noun
Mere chance; accident; fortuity.
Webster's New World
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adverb
By chance; casually.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Haphazard

  • From hap (“chance, luck”) + hazard.

    From Wiktionary

Haphazard Sentence Examples

  • She left her books standing precariously in a haphazard pile.

  • I need a closet organizer to help me fix my haphazard mess of clothing.

  • The office looked like a haphazard jumble of cubicles and machines.

  • These forms never occur scattered haphazard over a region, but always in an orderly subordination depending on their mode of origin.

  • When she realized she was running late, Rachel left a haphazard clutter of papers in the library.

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Words Starting With

HHAHAP

Words Ending With

DRDARD

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Words Starting With H and Ending With D

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With H9 Letter Words Ending With D
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