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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

haphazardly en · ADV

Pronunciation

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  • /hæpˈhæzɚdli/ (US)
  • /hæpˈhæzədli/ (UK)
  • /hæfˈhæzɚdli/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree English haphazard Middle English -ly English -ly English haphazardly From haphazard + -ly.

Meanings

  1. In a haphazard manner; in a random, chaotic, and incomplete manner.
    • Sorcery is not the exclusive prerogative of the fetish-man, but is practised haphazardly by anyone who wishes to cast a spell upon another. 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 178:
    • “This claim, like Frankenstein’s Monster, has been haphazardly stitched together,” wrote Brann. 2020 November 22, Jan Wolfe, Tom Hals, quoting Matthew Brann, “U.S. judge calls Trump claim challenging Biden win in Pennsylvania 'Frankenstein's Monster'”, in Reuters, retrieved 29 Nov 2020:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most haphazardly Degree=Sup lexicographic
more haphazardly Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

methodically

Relateds

carelessly · hastily

Synonyms

untidily · arse about face · uncoordinatedly · haphazard · chaotically · unmethodically · unscientifically · willy-nilly · at random · nonscientifically · haphazardly · disorderedly · unevenly · unsystematically · disorganizedly · randomly

Translations (41)

es a tontas y a locas (in a haphazard manner) · ca a la babalà (in a haphazard manner) · no tilfeldigvis (in a haphazard manner) · fi umpimähkään (in a haphazard manner) · es sin son (in a haphazard manner) · az tezbazar (in a haphazard manner) · es al tuntún (in a haphazard manner) · gl de calquera xeito (in a haphazard manner) · pl na chybił trafił (in a haphazard manner) · es a salto de mata (in a haphazard manner) · gl a torto e a dereito (in a haphazard manner) · de willkürlich (in a haphazard manner) · th สุ่มสี่สุ่มห้า (in a haphazard manner) · fr n'importe comment (in a haphazard manner) · es al buen tuntún (in a haphazard manner) · pl chaotycznie (in a haphazard manner) · tr rasgele (in a haphazard manner) · tr ölçüsüz (in a haphazard manner) · es sin ton ni son (in a haphazard manner) · tr gelişigüzel (in a haphazard manner) · tr tesâdüfen (in a haphazard manner) · de wahllos (in a haphazard manner) · nl om het even wat (in a haphazard manner) · sv tillfällig (in a haphazard manner) · ca a tort i a dret (in a haphazard manner) · eo kiel ajn (in a haphazard manner) · gl ao azar (in a haphazard manner) · de planlos (in a haphazard manner) · de zufällig (in a haphazard manner) · fi sattumanvaraisesti (in a haphazard manner) · tr plânsız (in a haphazard manner) · pt atabalhoadamente (in a haphazard manner) · tr rastgele (in a haphazard manner) · el όπως όπως (in a haphazard manner) · es a la remanguillé (in a haphazard manner) · sv slumpmässig (in a haphazard manner) · it a caso (in a haphazard manner) · fr au petit bonheur (in a haphazard manner) · es sin ton y sin son (in a haphazard manner) · no tilfeldig (in a haphazard manner) · sv händelsevis (in a haphazard manner)