Haphazard

Meanings

1. Lacking any obvious principle of organization
2. Random and unplanned
3. Careless or disorderly

Example Sentences

• "The haphazard construction of buildings in the old city makes urban planning difficult."
• "His haphazard approach to studying left him unprepared for the final exams."
• "Tools were scattered around the workshop in a haphazard manner."

Etymology

Compound of 'hap' (luck, chance — from Old Norse 'happ') + 'hazard' (risk, danger — from Arabic 'al-zahr', the die). Literally means 'chance risk' — doubly random.

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