at haphazard

adverb

Haphazardly, at random.

First used 16th c.
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Meanings

adverb
  1. archaicHaphazardly, at random.First known use 16th c.

    Fact is a poor story-teller. It starts a story at haphazard, generally long before the beginning, rambles on inconsequentially and tails off, leaving loose ends hanging about, without a conclusion.

    1928, W. Somerset Maugham, Ashenden, Vintage, published 2000, page v
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APA

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Chicago

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