The town had grown in a somewhat haphazard way.
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Haphazard — Hap haz ard (h[a^]p h[a^]z [ e]rd or h[a^]p h[a^]z [ e]rd), n. [Hap + hazard.] Extra hazard; chance; accident; random. [1913 Webster] We take our principles at haphazard, upon trust. Locke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
haphazard — hap haz ard (h[a^]p h[a^]z [ e]rd or h[a^]p h[a^]z [ e]rd), a. Determined by chance, whimsy, or guesswork; unplanned; aimless; random; used mostly of human actions. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
haphazard — I adjective accidental, adventitious, arbitrary, capricious, casual, chance, chaotic, confused, designless, desultory, determined by chance, disordered, disorderly, fitful, immethodical, indiscriminate, irregular, nonsystematic, orderless,… … Law dictionary
haphazard — 1570s, from hap chance, luck (see HAP (Cf. hap)) + HAZARD (Cf. hazard) risk, danger, peril. Related: Haphazardly … Etymology dictionary
haphazard — *random, chance, chancy, casual, desultory, hit or miss, happy go lucky Analogous words: *accidental, fortuitous, casual Contrasted words: designed, planned, schemed, plotted (see corresponding verbs under PLAN n): intentional, deliberate,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
haphazard — [adj] without plan or organization accidental, aimless, all over the map*, any old way*, any which way*, arbitrary, careless, casual, chance, designless, desultory, devilmay care*, disorderly, disorganized, erratic, fluke, helter skelter*, hit or … New thesaurus
haphazard — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking order or organization. DERIVATIVES haphazardly adverb … English terms dictionary
haphazard — [hap΄haz′ərd] n. [ HAP1 + HAZARD] mere chance; accident; fortuity adj. not planned; random adv. by chance; casually SYN. RANDOM haphazardly adv. haphazardness n … English World dictionary
haphazard — hap|haz|ard [ˌhæpˈhæzəd US ərd] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: hap ( HAPPY) + hazard] happening or done in a way that is not planned or organized a haphazard way/manner/fashion ▪ I continued my studies in a rather haphazard way. ▪ Educational… … Dictionary of contemporary English
haphazard — [[t]hæphæ̱zə(r)d[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe something as haphazard, you are critical of it because it is not at all organized or is not arranged according to a plan. The investigation does seem haphazard... He had never seen… … English dictionary
