haphazard Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. adjective satellite dependent upon or characterized by chance
   hit-or-miss.
   
   • a haphazard plan of action
   • his judgment is rather hit-or-miss
2. adjective satellite marked by great carelessness
   slipshod; slapdash; sloppy.
   
   • a most haphazard system of record keeping
   • slapdash work
   • slipshod spelling
   • sloppy workmanship
3. adverb without care; in a slapdash manner
   haphazardly.
   
   • 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

WordNet