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- noun The quality of lacking any
predictable order orplan .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan
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Examples
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These considerations together with my own work of contextualization in the form of notes (somewhat more gracefully acknowledged by Mr. Buruma) should exempt this edition from the accusation of "haphazardness" with which he has stigmatized it.
Oshima's Choice Michelson, Annette 1992
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There was no completeness, no system, no organization; it was a kind of haphazardness, altogether opposite to his own clear and well-ordered ideas.
After London Or, Wild England Richard Jefferies 1867
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Welty's letters, too, often boast a happy haphazardness.
Staving Off Oblivion Abigail Deutsch 2011
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I love London particularly for that layered feel, for its glorious haphazardness and its unique personality, which Peter Ackroyd personisifes as William Blake's Glad Day: a radiant youth with his arms outstretched against rainbow light.
MIND MELD: Real-Life Places That Inspire Exceptional World Building 2009
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There was a sense of haphazardness in the way outfits were thrown together, and Theyskens says that's what he was going for.
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The hope from the simple fact that after decades of haphazardness, the Palestinians have a strategy for statehood in Palestine.
Daoud Kuttab: Palestinian Strategic Path Towards Independence Will Continue Despite Obstacles 2010
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Although the smell of the bathroom sticks to the walls and clothes, because no one wants to work as a cleaning aid for the miserable wages the job pays, at least there is not as much haphazardness as in other schools in Havana.
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Although the smell of the bathroom sticks to the walls and clothes, because no one wants to work as a cleaning aid for the miserable wages the job pays, at least there is not as much haphazardness as in other schools in Havana.
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Then again, such casual haphazardness is also part of the book's odd charm, akin to the experience of wave-watching itself.
Going With the Flow 2010
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The hope from the simple fact that after decades of haphazardness, the Palestinians have a strategy for statehood in Palestine.
Daoud Kuttab: Palestinian Strategic Path Towards Independence Will Continue Despite Obstacles 2010
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