haphazardly
advUK /hæpˈhæzədli/ · US /hæpˈhæzɚdli/
Etymology From haphazard + -ly.
1
In a haphazard manner; in a random, chaotic, and incomplete manner.
- Sorcery is not the exclusive prerogative of the fetish-man, but is practised haphazardly by anyone who wishes to cast a spell upon another.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 178:
- “This claim, like Frankenstein’s Monster, has been haphazardly stitched together,” wrote Brann.2020 November 22, Jan Wolfe, Tom Hals, quoting Matthew Brann, “U.S. judge calls Trump claim challenging Biden win in Pennsylvania 'Frankenstein's Monster'”, in Reuters, retrieved 29 Nov 2020:
- Synonyms
- at random, haphazard, randomly, willy-nilly, arse about face, chaotically, disorderedly, disorganizedly, haphazardly, nonscientifically, uncoordinatedly, unevenly, unmethodically, unscientifically, unsystematically, untidily
- Antonyms
- methodically
- Related terms
- carelessly, hastily