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单词 haphazardly
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haphazardlyadv.

Brit. /ˌhapˈhazədli/, U.S. /ˌhæpˈhæzərdli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: haphazard adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < haphazard adj. + -ly suffix2. Compare earlier haphazard adv.
In a haphazard manner; without design, randomly. Cf. at haphazard at haphazard n., adj., and adv. Phrases 1.
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the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adverb] > randomly or haphazardly
into uncertain1382
uncertainlya1387
at adventure (also adventures)c1390
at or on six and sevena1398
auntersa1450
at all adventure (also adventures)1485
by hab or by nab1530
at rovers (rarely rover)c1531
hab or nab1542
hitty-missy1553
rovingly1583
haphazard1600
random1619
unsight, unseena1627
happy-be-lucky1633
cross and pile1648
temerariously1669
happy-go-lucky1672
à tort et à travers1749
randomly1765
chance-medley1822
haphazardly1832
willy-nilly1908
by guess and by God (or Godfrey)1931
1832 J. G. Smith Santarem xvi. 208 Pardon us, therefore, if, we hap-hazardly and slapdashily introduce you, Major Ulysses Le Grand.
1887 Chambers's Jrnl. 26 Nov. 754 Seating them quite haphazardly.
1953 C. Day Lewis Ital. Visit iii. 39 Lightning sketches, Symbolic doodlings, hour by hour set down Haphazardly.
2011 Independent on Sunday 17 Apr. (New Review) 4/1 Someone who staunchly protects the public right to rail haphazardly against pusillanimous politicians.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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