haphazard
English
/ˌhæpˈhæz.əd/, /ˌhæpˈhæz.ɚd/
adj
Definitions
- Random; chaotic; incomplete; not thorough, constant, or consistent.
Etymology
Affix from English hap (luck, chance, occurrence, byfall, fortune, event, a chance, coincidence) + English hazard.
Origin
English
hazard
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antihazard English
- behap English
- biohazard English
- geohazard English
- hap English
- hapful English
- haphazardly English
- haphazardness English
- haphazardous English
- haphazardously English
- haphazardry English
- hapless English
- haply English
- happen English
- happy English
- hazard English
- hazardable English
- hazardest English
- hazardeth English
- hazardless English
- hazardproof English
- hazardry English
- mishap English
- multihazard English
- perhaps English
- subhazard English
- unhaphazard English
- hap Middle English
- hasard Middle English