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haphazardly

American  
[hap-haz-erd-lee] / hæpˈhæz ərd li /

adverb

  1. in a haphazard manner; at random.


Etymology

Origin of haphazardly

First recorded in 1885–90; haphazard + -ly

Example Sentences

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No, he turns into an abandoned parking lot and stops the car haphazardly between two spaces.

From Literature

Several longer tracks comprise shorter parts stitched together haphazardly, the seams still showing.

From The Wall Street Journal

She shifted haphazardly back into a girl, her throat suddenly parched.

From Literature

An early riser, Witkoff begins his day as it ends, pacing with his cellphone on a video call, its camera jerking haphazardly around the interior of his waterfront Miami mansion or private jet.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some Christmases, I’d be disappointed by Santas that felt carelessly constructed or haphazardly painted.

From Los Angeles Times