haphazardly Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adverb in a random manner
arbitrarily; willy-nilly; indiscriminately; every which way; randomly; at random.
- the houses were randomly scattered
- bullets were fired into the crowd at random
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adverb without care; in a slapdash manner
haphazard.
- 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
