I. (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: hap (I) + hazard
: chance , accident , random
this little remnant preserved by the haphazard of chance — Edith Hamilton
take our principles at haphazard — John Locke
II. adjective
: marked by lack of plan, regularity, order, guidance, or direction : made, performed, or selected according to chance, whim, or speculation rather than on the basis of considered judgment or firm knowledge : aimless , random
his haphazard untidy ways — Virginia Woolf
not … a collection of haphazard schemes, but rather the orderly component parts of a connected and logical whole — F.D.Roosevelt
there must be some guidance unless selection is to be haphazard — Muna Lee
the room was … filled with haphazard furniture — Howard Griffin
haphazard ascriptions have been made — A.M.Young
Synonyms: see random
III. adverb
Etymology: haphazard (II)
: haphazardly
were built … without any regard to their situation, placed haphazard , wherever it was convenient — Edith Hamilton