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haphazard
Definitions
1
adjective
Lacking
any
obvious
principle
of
organization
;
random
or
chaotic
.
The
books
were
stacked
in
a
haphazard
manner
on
the
shelf
.
She
completed
the
project
in
a
haphazard
way
,
without
any
clear
plan
.
The
garden
was
a
haphazard
mix
of
flowers
and
weeds
.
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English
Word parts
hap (chance) + hazard (risk, danger)
Originally meant
chance risk or danger
Background
The word 'haphazard' combines 'hap,' meaning chance or luck, with 'hazard,' which originally referred to a game of dice and later came to mean risk or danger. It reflects the idea of something being left to chance without careful planning.