haphazard en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- audio Queensland
- /(ˌ)hæfˈhæz.ɚd/ (Canada, US, nonstandard)
- (California) audio
- /(ˌ)hɛpˈhɛz.əd/ (New-Zealand)
- /(ˌ)hæpˈhæz.ɚd/ (Canada, US)
- /(ˌ)hæpˈhæz.əd/ (UK)
- /(ˌ)hæpˈhæz.əd/ (Australia)
Etymology
From archaic hap (“chance, luck”) + hazard.
Meanings
-
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.
The haphazard efforts of a few, working here and there without concert, easily spent themselves in attaining results far short of what were needed.
1886, N. H. Egleston, “Arbor-Day”, in Popular Science Monthly, p. 689:Chelsea need to identify and appoint the new manager and then lose the haphazard transfer policy that has seen players signed for exorbitant fees, often seemingly on the basis that other Premier League clubs were interested in them.
2023 April 18, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea Champions League exit: Where do 'disjointed, broken' Blues go from here?”, in BBC Sport:we assume a gas to be an assemblage of elastic spheres or molecules, flying in straight lines in all directions, with swift haphazard collisions and repulsions, like so many billiard balls.
1909, Fielding H. Garrison, “Josiah Willard Gibbs and his relation to modern science”, in Popular Science Monthly, p. 191:There is a very considerable series of observations — non-instrumental, unsystematic, irregular, "haphazard" if you will — which any one with ordinary intelligence and with a real interest in weather conditions may undertake.
1912, Robert DeC. Ward, “The Value of Non-Instrumental Weather Observations”, in Popular Science Monthly, p. 129:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most haphazard | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more haphazard | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
half-assed · haphazardly · halfhazard · haphazardry · at haphazard · unhaphazard · haphazardous · haphazardness
Synonyms
Translations (62)
fa هچلهف (random, chaotic, incomplete) · no tilfeldig (random, chaotic, incomplete) · cmn 雜亂無章 /杂乱无章 (random, chaotic, incomplete) · fr hasardeux (random, chaotic, incomplete) · is tilviljunarkenndur (random, chaotic, incomplete) · nl willekeurig (random, chaotic, incomplete) · fr désordonné (random, chaotic, incomplete) · nl ongeordend (random, chaotic, incomplete) · ga neamhrialta (random, chaotic, incomplete) · hy պատահական (random, chaotic, incomplete) · fi sattumanvarainen (random, chaotic, incomplete) · ru случа́йный (random, chaotic, incomplete) · sq toptan (random, chaotic, incomplete) · oc azardós (random, chaotic, incomplete) · ru непостоя́нный (random, chaotic, incomplete) · pt aleatório (random, chaotic, incomplete) · tl pasilambang (random, chaotic, incomplete) · pdt schlodonsich (random, chaotic, incomplete) · sq kuturu (random, chaotic, incomplete) · pt confuso (random, chaotic, incomplete) · sv tillfällig (random, chaotic, incomplete) · es sin ton y sin son (random, chaotic, incomplete) · bg случаен (random, chaotic, incomplete) · bg безсистемен (random, chaotic, incomplete) · hu esetleges (random, chaotic, incomplete) · da uorganiseret (random, chaotic, incomplete) · es a su aire (random, chaotic, incomplete) · gv neureilt (random, chaotic, incomplete) · ru хаоти́чный (random, chaotic, incomplete) · pt sem pé nem cabeça (random, chaotic, incomplete) · hy խառը (random, chaotic, incomplete) · es a la remanguillé (random, chaotic, incomplete) · la fortuītus (random, chaotic, incomplete) · is óskipulegur (random, chaotic, incomplete) · oc caotic (random, chaotic, incomplete) · pt atabalhoado (random, chaotic, incomplete) · oc aleatòri (random, chaotic, incomplete) · fa اللهبختی (random, chaotic, incomplete) · es fortuito (random, chaotic, incomplete) · pl chaotyczny (random, chaotic, incomplete) · fr aléatoire (random, chaotic, incomplete) · pt caótico (random, chaotic, incomplete) · es sin ton ni son (random, chaotic, incomplete) · hu véletlenszerű (random, chaotic, incomplete) · nl chaotisch (random, chaotic, incomplete) · es inconsistente (random, chaotic, incomplete) · fi umpimähkäinen (random, chaotic, incomplete) · oc azardívol (random, chaotic, incomplete) · ca fortuït (random, chaotic, incomplete) · da tilfældig (random, chaotic, incomplete) · tr gelişigüzel (random, chaotic, incomplete) · de willkürlich (random, chaotic, incomplete) · hu rendszertelen (random, chaotic, incomplete) · tr plansız (random, chaotic, incomplete) · fi satunnainen (random, chaotic, incomplete) · hu összevissza (random, chaotic, incomplete) · de planlos (random, chaotic, incomplete) · tr rastgele (random, chaotic, incomplete) · hu ötletszerű (random, chaotic, incomplete) · cs náhodný (random, chaotic, incomplete) · hi अनियोजित (random, chaotic, incomplete) · es casual (random, chaotic, incomplete)