haphazardly

/ˈhæfəzɝdɫi/, /hæpˈhæzɝdɫi/ adv

In a haphazard manner; in a random, chaotic, and incomplete manner.

Word Origin A great example of two words meeting: hap from Old Norse 'luck, chance' and hazard from Arabic zahr 'dice' — so haphazard literally means 'by chance and risk.' Haphazardly is doing something in a random, unplanned way. The same roots give us happy, happen, perhaps, and hazardous.

adv In a haphazard manner; in a random, chaotic, and incomplete manner.

Books were stacked haphazardly throughout the room with no apparent organization.

(副词) 杂乱无章地;随意地;胡乱地

书籍杂乱无章地堆放在整个房间里,没有任何明显的整理。

(adverbio) a la buena de Dios; al tuntún; a troche y moche; desordenadamente; al azar [De manera desordenada; de forma aleatoria, caótica e incompleta.]

Los libros estaban apilados de manera desordenada por toda la habitación sin ninguna organización aparente.

(adverbe) au hasard; pêle-mêle; en désordre; n'importe comment; au petit bonheur la chance [D'une façon aléatoire, désordonnée et incomplète, sans organisation ni méthode.]

Les livres étaient empilés **de manière désordonnée** dans toute la pièce, sans la moindre organisation.

(Adverb) planlos; willkürlich; durcheinander; chaotisch [auf eine planlose, ungeordnete und zufällige Weise; ohne System oder Struktur.]

Die Bücher waren **haphazardly** im ganzen Raum gestapelt, ohne erkennbare Ordnung.

(副詞) 無秩序に、でたらめに、計画性のない様子で。

部屋には何の整理もされていないように、本がそこら中に無造作に積み上げられていた。

(advérbio) desordenadamente; desleixadamente; a esmo; ao acaso; de qualquer jeito [De maneira desordenada; de forma aleatória, caótica e incompleta.]

Os livros estavam empilhados de forma desorganizada por todo o cômodo, sem nenhuma organização aparente.

Word parts: hap + hazard + ly

Common collocations

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