haphazard
adjective
characterized by lack of order or planning, by irregularity, or by randomness; determined by or dependent on chance; aimless.
haphazardness
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a word derived from
haphazard.
Example Sentences
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Despite the spontaneity and haphazardness of it all, which contributed to a rough burn, the 22-year-old returned on two more occasions — including this year.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
With so much chronological haphazardness, the handsomely produced if choppily edited “Freud’s Last Session” becomes trapped in a no-patient’s-land, neither effectively enlarged nor satisfyingly intimate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
Litkovska’s collection reflected this sense of haphazardness by mixing up styles in a generally loose and oversized display.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
The haphazardness of “Styling Hollywood” is both a limitation and a charm.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 30, 2019
There was no completeness, no system, no organization; it was a kind of haphazardness, altogether opposite to his own clear and well-ordered ideas.
From After London Or, Wild England by Richard Jefferies
