haphazard
adjective/hæpˈhæzəd/
/hæpˈhæzərd/
(disapproving)- with no particular order or plan; not organized well
- The books had been piled on the shelves in a haphazard fashion.
- The government's approach to the problem was haphazard.
Extra Examples- The town had grown in a somewhat haphazard way.
- In the early years training was haphazard.
- It was the result of rather haphazard planning.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- in a haphazard fashion
- in a haphazard manner
- in a haphazard way
- …
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from hap ‘chance, luck’ + hazard.Want to learn more?
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