halfhazard

H4A1L1F4H4A1Z10A1R1D2
US/(ˌ)hæfˈhæz.ɚd/

adjective

Eggcorn of haphazard.

Scrabble 29

Meanings

adjectivehalfhazard (comparative more halfhazard, superlative most halfhazard)

comparative more halfhazard · superlative most halfhazard

  1. nonstandardrareEggcorn of haphazard.

    […] a little damp from having her freshly washed hair plastered to it, which she had now tugged into a halfhazard knot at the top of her head.

    2021, v, The Colours of Death: A gripping crime novel
    2 more examples

    […] halfhazard inoculations of pasted color. It was a canvased broad time into little agains. Conversation inked the future. The train rode on and on transferring light into nouns and figures.

    2001, Terrel Hale, Saints and Latin Decadence, page 330

    […] halfhazard manner for decades. In two weeks, you have given me an ability to bring order and meaning to my plight. With these devices and upgrades, I may be able to find a way to defeat Adramelech and his ability to harm others […]

    2018, Keith Gilbert, The Door

Origin

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APA

halfhazard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halfhazard

MLA

“halfhazard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halfhazard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “halfhazard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halfhazard.

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