haphazardly meaning and definition

HAPHAZARDLY adverb

Definition of haphazardly (adverb)

1. in a random manner
   • "the houses were randomly scattered"; "bullets were fired into the crowd at random"
   • synonyms: arbitrarily, at random, every which way, indiscriminately, randomly, willy-nilly
2. without care; in a slapdash manner
   • "the Prime Minister was wearing a grey suit and a white shirt with a soft collar, but his neck had become thinner and the collar stood away from it as if it had been bought haphazard"
   • synonyms: haphazard