halfhazard en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /(ˌ)hæfˈhæz.ɚd/ (US)
Etymology
By confusion with half.
Meanings
-
(nonstandard, rare) Eggcorn of haphazard.
[…] halfhazard manner for decades. In two weeks, you have given me an ability to bring order and meaning to my plight. With these devices and upgrades, I may be able to find a way to defeat Adramelech and his ability to harm others […]
2018, Keith Gilbert, The Door:[…] a little damp from having her freshly washed hair plastered to it, which she had now tugged into a halfhazard knot at the top of her head.
2021, v, The Colours of Death: A gripping crime novel[…] halfhazard inoculations of pasted color. It was a canvased broad time into little agains. Conversation inked the future. The train rode on and on transferring light into nouns and figures.
2001, Terrel Hale, Saints and Latin Decadence, page 330:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most halfhazard | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more halfhazard | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |