haphazardly


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hap·haz·ard

(hăp-hăz′ərd)
adj.
Dependent upon or characterized by mere chance. See Synonyms at chance.
n.
Mere chance; fortuity.
adv.
By chance; casually.

hap·haz′ard·ly adv.
hap·haz′ard·ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv. 1. [画像:haphazardly - in a random manner]haphazardly - in a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered"; "bullets were fired into the crowd at random"
2. haphazardly - without care; in a slapdash manner; "the Prime Minister was wearing a grey suit and a white shirt with a soft collar, but his neck had become thinner and the collar stood away from it as if it had been bought haphazard"
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Translations
كَيفَما اتفق، إعتباطا، بغير هدف
náhodou
tilviljunarkennt
gelişigüzel şekilde

haphazardly

[ˌhæpˈhæzədlɪ] ADV [arrange] → de cualquier modo ; [select] → al azar
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haphazardly

[ˌhæpˈhæzərdli] advn'importe comment
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

haphazardly

advwahllos, (ganz) willkürlich, planlos ; decisions are made haphazardlyEntscheidungen werden willkürlich or aufs Geratewohl or auf gut Glück getroffen ; a haphazardly organized receptionein völlig ungeplanter Empfang
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haphazardly

[ˌhæpˈhæzədlɪ] adva caso, a casaccio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

haphazard

(hӕpˈhӕzəd) adjective
depending on chance; without planning or system. a haphazard arrangement. toevallige, lukrake إتِّفاقي، غير متوقَّع случаен fortuito náhodný zufällig tilfældig ανοργάνωτος, πρόχειρος, τυχαίος improvisado, fortuito, casual juhuslik تصادفی sattumanvarainen au petit bonheur מקרי बेतरतीब slucajan véletlen; rendszertelen untung-untungan tilviljunarkenndur, óskipulegur casuale, fortuito 無計画の 무작정의, 계획성 없는 neapgalvotas, padarytas kaip pakliūva nejaušs sembarangan toevallig tilfeldig, vilkårlig przypadkowy ناڅاپى fortuito întâmplător; (făcut) la întâm­plare случайный náhodný naključen slučajan slumpartad, slumpmässig ตามบุญตามกรรม gelişigüzel 偶然的,隨意的 випадковий; безсистемний ہنگامی، الل ٹپ tình cờ; không có kế hoạch 偶然的,随意的,无计划的
hapˈhazardly adverb
toevallig, lukraak كَيفَما اتفق، إعتباطا، بغير هدف случайно fortuitamente náhodou zufällig tilfældigt πρόχειρος, τυχαίος al azar, casualmente, improvisadamente, fortuitamente juhuslikult بطورتصادفی sattumanvaraisesti au hasard באקראי संयोग से slucajno rendszertelenül secara untung-untungan tilviljunarkennt casualmente 偶然に 무턱대고 neapgalvotai, kaip pakliūva nejauši dengan sembarangan toevallig på måfå/lykke og fromme na chybił trafił اتفاقى ao deus-dará la întâmplare наобум náhodou slučajno slučajno på en höft, på måfå ซึ่งเกิดขึ้นโดยไม่ได้ตั้งใจ gelişigüzel şekilde 偶然地,隨意地 безсистемно بے ترتیبی سے một cách tình cờ; không có kế hoạch 偶然地,随意地,杂乱地
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