haphazard

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Its February 2008 Final Report advised a collaborative "planned approach" - as opposed to "haphazard" - protecting Maine's "treasured ... scenic and natural resources."

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  1. adjective Dependent upon or characterized by mere chance. See Synonyms at chance.
  2. noun Mere chance; fortuity.
  3. adverb By chance; casually.

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  • In most of his pictures, he portrays women as alien and cruel, but here he forces the template of those views onto materials they do not suit; thus the movie feels disjointed, haphazard, and devoid of context. —  FSF,January2007
  • This script was not in origin an ‘alphabet’, that is, a haphazard series of letters, each with an independent value of its own, recited in a traditional order that has no reference either to their shapes or to their functions. —  The Lord of the Rings
  • And though their initial actions seemed haphazard, the Reviled proved far more intelligent than anyone had at first suspected, for they specifically targeted the scientists who might have had some idea of how to seal the Fissure. —  InterzoneScienceFictionandFantasyMagazine#214
  • Take any sonnet at haphazard, and you will hear the rage of his desire. —  The Man Shakespeare
  • Its February 2008 Final Report advised a collaborative "planned approach" - as opposed to "haphazard" - protecting Maine's "treasured ... scenic and natural resources." —  Knox
 

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/ˈhæphæzərd/
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