haphazardly

haphazardly: adverb

1. in a random manner (Freq. 1)

- the houses were randomly scattered

- bullets were fired into the crowd at random

• Syn: ↑randomly, ↑indiscriminately, ↑willy-nilly, ↑arbitrarily, ↑at random, ↑every which way

• Derived from adjective: ↑haphazard, ↑indiscriminate (for: ↑indiscriminately), ↑random (for: ↑randomly)

2. without care; in a slapdash manner

- 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

• Syn: ↑haphazard

• Derived from adjective: ↑haphazard, ↑haphazard (for: ↑haphazard)

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haphazardly — adv. Haphazardly is used with these verbs: ↑arrange, ↑pile … Collocations dictionary
haphazardly — haphazard ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking order or organization. DERIVATIVES haphazardly adverb … English terms dictionary
haphazardly — adverb see haphazard II … New Collegiate Dictionary
haphazardly — /hap haz euhrd lee/, adv. in a haphazard manner; at random. [1885 90; HAPHAZARD + LY] * * * … Universalium
haphazardly — adverb /hæpˈhæzədli,hæpˈhæzɚdli/ In a haphazard manner. Syn: at random, haphazard, randomly, willy nilly … Wiktionary
haphazardly — Synonyms and related words: about, aimlessly, airily, any old way, any which way, anyhow, at haphazard, at hazard, at intervals, at random, brokenly, bunglingly, by catches, by chance, by fits, by jerks, by skips, by snatches, capriciously,… … Moby Thesaurus
haphazardly — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unexpectedly, casually, randomly, aimlessly, inconstantly, every now and then, every once in a while; see also accidentally , carelessly … English dictionary for students
haphazardly — adv. by chance, randomly, arbitrarily; carelessly, without order … English contemporary dictionary
haphazardly — hap·haz·ard·ly … English syllables
haphazardly — See: haphazard … English dictionary

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