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Added 9 October 2026

haphazard

/(ˌ)hæpˈhæz.əd/ adjective

In Latin: fortuītus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about haphazard at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Dependent upon or characterized by chance.
a haphazard plan of action
Marked by great carelessness.
a most haphazard system of record keeping

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

Origin

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

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