haphazard adj

1 dependent upon or characterized by chance; "a haphazard plan of action"; "his judgment is rather hit-or-miss" [syn: hit-or-miss]

2 marked by great carelessness; "a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship" [syn: slapdash, slipshod, sloppy] adv : without care; in a slapdash manner; "the Prime Minister was wearing a gray 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" [syn: haphazardly]

English

Pronunciation

• /ˌhæpˈhæz.əd/

Adjective

haphazard

1. 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.

Translations

• Albanian: kuturu, toptan
• Chinese: 偶然 (ǒu’rán); 雜亂無章, 杂乱无章 (záluàn wú zhāng)
• Czech: náhodný
• Finnish: sattumanvarainen, satunnainen, umpimähkäinen
• German: planlos, willkürlich
• Icelandic: tilviljunarkenndur , tilviljunarkennd , tilviljunarkennt ; óskipulegur , óskipuleg , óskipulegt
• Norwegian: tilfeldig
• Polish: chaotyczny
• Portuguese: aleatório, confuso
• Russian: случайный (slučájnyj)
• Spanish: a su aire, inconsistente
• Hungarian: ötletszerű, rendszertelen

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