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1 tilfældig
accidental, anyhow, casual, coincidental, erratic, haphazard, hit-or-miss, incidental, random* * *adj accidental ( fx similarity, meeting),(kun foran sb) chance ( fx acquaintance, discovery, meeting);F fortuitous;( uden bestemt hensigt) casual ( fx acquaintance, crime, meeting, remark);( lejlighedsvis) occasional ( fx visits);( spredt) stray ( fx remarks, shots, visitors);(foretaget el. valgt på må og få) random ( fx choice, examples, selection, shot), chosen at random ( fx they went into a house chosen at random),(neds) haphazard ( fx arrangement; in a haphazard way),F desultory ( fx reading; in a desultory way);[tilfældigt adv], se tilfældigvis,(= på må og få) at random ( fx scattered at random);[ tilfældigt valgt] chosen at random, randomly chosen;[ et tilfældigt valgt udsnit] a random sample;[ ganske (el. rent) tilfældigt] by a mere (el. the merest) chance, by sheer accident, quite accidentally;[ det var rent tilfældigt] it was a mere chance, it was a mere (el. pure) coincidence;[ tilfældigt arbejde] odd jobs;[ en tilfældig mand] some man;[ tilfældige omstændigheder] unforeseen (, chance, F: adventitious) circumstances. -
2 beskub
sb:(adj) haphazard;(adv) haphazardly, at random, by rule of thumb ( fx do it by rule of thumb);[ det gik på bedste beskub] they (etc) just muddled along. -
3 fromme
sb:[ på lykke og fromme] at random, at haphazard. -
4 slump
:### [ på slump] at random, at haphazard,( efter løst skøn) at a rough estimate.
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Haphazard — Hap haz ard (h[a^]p h[a^]z [ e]rd or h[a^]p h[a^]z [ e]rd), n. [Hap + hazard.] Extra hazard; chance; accident; random. [1913 Webster] We take our principles at haphazard, upon trust. Locke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
haphazard — hap haz ard (h[a^]p h[a^]z [ e]rd or h[a^]p h[a^]z [ e]rd), a. Determined by chance, whimsy, or guesswork; unplanned; aimless; random; used mostly of human actions. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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haphazard — 1570s, from hap chance, luck (see HAP (Cf. hap)) + HAZARD (Cf. hazard) risk, danger, peril. Related: Haphazardly … Etymology dictionary
haphazard — *random, chance, chancy, casual, desultory, hit or miss, happy go lucky Analogous words: *accidental, fortuitous, casual Contrasted words: designed, planned, schemed, plotted (see corresponding verbs under PLAN n): intentional, deliberate,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
haphazard — [adj] without plan or organization accidental, aimless, all over the map*, any old way*, any which way*, arbitrary, careless, casual, chance, designless, desultory, devilmay care*, disorderly, disorganized, erratic, fluke, helter skelter*, hit or … New thesaurus
haphazard — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking order or organization. DERIVATIVES haphazardly adverb … English terms dictionary
haphazard — [hap΄haz′ərd] n. [ HAP1 + HAZARD] mere chance; accident; fortuity adj. not planned; random adv. by chance; casually SYN. RANDOM haphazardly adv. haphazardness n … English World dictionary
haphazard — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc … Collocations dictionary
haphazard — hap|haz|ard [ˌhæpˈhæzəd US ərd] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: hap ( HAPPY) + hazard] happening or done in a way that is not planned or organized a haphazard way/manner/fashion ▪ I continued my studies in a rather haphazard way. ▪ Educational… … Dictionary of contemporary English
haphazard — [[t]hæphæ̱zə(r)d[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe something as haphazard, you are critical of it because it is not at all organized or is not arranged according to a plan. The investigation does seem haphazard... He had never seen… … English dictionary