What is the meaning of haphazard?

adjective

  • Dependent upon or characterized by chance.
    • usage: "a haphazard plan of action"; "his judgment is rather hit-or-miss"
  • Marked by great carelessness.
    • usage: "a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship"

adverb

  • Without care; in a slapdash manner.
    • usage: "the Prime Minister was wearing a grey 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"
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