haphazardly

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English

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Etymology

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From haphazard +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /hæpˈhæzədli/
  • (US) IPA(key): /hæpˈhæzɚdli/, /hæfˈhæzɚdli/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Adverb

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haphazardly (comparative more haphazardly, superlative most haphazardly)

  1. In a haphazard manner; in a random, chaotic, and incomplete manner.
    • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 178:
      Sorcery is not the exclusive prerogative of the fetish-man, but is practised haphazardly by anyone who wishes to cast a spell upon another.
    • 2020 November 22, Jan Wolfe, Tom Hals, quoting Matthew Brann, “U.S. judge calls Trump claim challenging Biden win in Pennsylvania 'Frankenstein's Monster'”, in Reuters[1], retrieved November 29, 2020:
      “This claim, like Frankenstein’s Monster, has been haphazardly stitched together,” wrote Brann.

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