Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a haphazard manner.
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- adverb In a
haphazard manner; in arandom ,chaotic , andincomplete manner.
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- adverb in a random manner
- adverb without care; in a slapdash manner
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Examples
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They may be directly worked out between members of a nominating committee or they may arise haphazardly from the actions of a larger body of voters, but it's unrealistic to expect any process to yield the 7.5 best works of fiction based on square roots (or whatever an award's mandate is).
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Ms. Insdorf argues further that the 20 minutes that were cut haphazardly from the French print for its 1969 American release make Mermaid more clearly a story of love than of revenge.
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Ms. Insdorf argues further that the 20 minutes that were cut haphazardly from the French print for its 1969 American release make Mermaid more clearly a story of love than of revenge.
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Ms. Insdorf argues further that the 20 minutes that were cut haphazardly from the French print for its 1969 American release make Mermaid more clearly a story of love than of revenge.
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Ms. Insdorf argues further that the 20 minutes that were cut haphazardly from the French print for its 1969 American release make Mermaid more clearly a story of love than of revenge.
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Regardless though, I do not think this was just some kind of silly easter egg thrown in haphazardly.
Captain America's Shield Found in Iron Man?! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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But Gloria prayed as she did most things not involving money, which is to say haphazardly, and the girls stayed on.
Cold Case White, Stephen, 1951- 2000
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But Gloria prayed as she did most things not involving money, which is to say haphazardly, and the girls stayed on.
Cold Case White, Stephen, 1951- 2000
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But Gloria prayed as she did most things not involving money, which is to say haphazardly, and the girls stayed on.
Cold Case White, Stephen, 1951- 2000
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But Gloria prayed as she did most things not involving money, which is to say haphazardly, and the girls stayed on.
Cold Case White, Stephen, 1951- 2000
jeen0809 commented on the word haphazardly
The lottery is haphazard because you never know what's going to happen.
March 22, 2007