haphazard
haphazard Lexical Profile
haphazard Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Lacking any obvious principle of organization, plan, or order; governed by mere chance.
"The bookshelves were arranged in a haphazard manner, making it difficult to locate specific reference volumes."
• adverb
In a random, unplanned, or disorganized manner; by mere chance.
"Equipment was piled haphazard in the storage room after the exhibition closed."
• noun
Mere chance, accident, or random occurrence.
"The archive had been assembled by mere haphazard over several decades rather than through a curated acquisition policy."
• Rhymes for haphazard
Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the late 16th century as a tautological compound combining 'hap' (from Old Norse 'happ', meaning chance or good luck) and 'hazard' (from Old French 'hasard', a game of dice, ultimately from Arabic 'al-zahr', meaning 'the die').