C2adjectiveworksociety
US/hæpˈhæz.ərd/
UK/hæpˈhæz.əd/
not planned or organized, and done without any clear order
In context
The city grew in a haphazard way, with houses built wherever people liked.
His haphazard approach to studying explains his poor grades.
Books were piled in a haphazard fashion on every chair and table.
Words that go with haphazard
adjective + noun
- haphazard wayThe files were stored in a haphazard way, so nothing could be found.
- haphazard mannerThe rules were applied in a haphazard manner.
- haphazard approachA haphazard approach to saving rarely works.
- haphazard fashionWires ran in a haphazard fashion across the ceiling.
- haphazard developmentHaphazard development has destroyed much of the coastline.
adverb + adjective
- somewhat haphazardThe museum's labels are somewhat haphazard.