haphazard
haphazard · more haphazard · most haphazard
випадковий
случайный, непостоянный, хаотичный
willkürlich, planlos
Random; chaotic; incomplete; not thorough, constant, or consistentRandom; chaotic; incomplete; not thorough, constant, or consistent.
UK/(ˌ)hæpˈhæz.əd/US/(ˌ)hæpˈhæz.ɚd/
» She made a haphazard attempt at cleaning.
letsgolanguages · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesRandom; chaotic; incomplete; not thorough, constant, or consistent.
Do not make such haphazard changes to the settings; instead, adjust the knobs carefully, a bit at a time.
planlos, willkürlich
случа́йныйslučájnyj, хаоти́чныйxaotíčnyj, непостоя́нныйnepostojánnyj
More definitions
- marked by great carelessness
- dependent upon or characterized by chance
Examples
3 sentencesShe made a haphazard attempt at cleaning.
The march toward progress is really more of a haphazard stagger.
Haphazard eating habits caused the castaway's food supply to be quickly depleted.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
random, chaotic, incomplete:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
random, chaotic, incomplete:
Origin
From archaic hap (“chance, luck”) + hazard.From archaic hap (“chance, luck”) + hazard.
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Forms
more haphazard, most haphazard| Comparative | more haphazard Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most haphazard Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form