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haphazardly

[ hap-haz-erd-lee ]

/ hæpˈhæz ərd li /

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adverb

in a haphazard manner; at random.

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Origin of haphazardly

First recorded in 1885–90; haphazard + -ly

Words nearby haphazardly

hapai, hapax legomenon, hapaxanthic, haphalgesia, haphazard, haphazardly, haphazardry, haphsiba, haphtarah, hapi, hapless

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Example sentences from the Web for haphazardly

And, as we so often see, the compensation is only haphazardly tied to job performance.
Michael Tomasky: What Mitt’s Father Got Right (and Mitt Gets Wrong)|Michael Tomasky|January 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
We've been applying counterinsurgency doctrine (and that haphazardly), assuming that the people are the center of gravity.
The Republican Fight Over Afghanistan|Ann Marlowe|July 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST
When circus performers on the high trapezes fall or jump into the safety nets, they do not usually do it haphazardly.
Joe Strong The Boy Fire-Eater|Vance Barnum
The outboard stayed where it was, and swells tossed it haphazardly.
Creatures of the Abyss|Murray Leinster

There'd be an awful rumpus in the complaint department if I started sending people up there haphazardly.
Death Makes A Mistake|P.F. Costello

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