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halfhazard

US/(ˌ)hæfˈhæz.ɚd/

halfhazard adjective: eggcorn of haphazard.

Adjective

halfhazard (comparative more halfhazard, superlative most halfhazard)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) Eggcorn of haphazard.
    • […] 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

Forms of halfhazard

comparativemore halfhazard
superlativemost halfhazard

Origin of halfhazard

By confusion with half.

Questions about halfhazard

What does halfhazard mean?
Halfhazard means eggcorn of haphazard.
What part of speech is halfhazard?
Halfhazard is an adjective.
How do you pronounce halfhazard?
Halfhazard is pronounced /(ˌ)hæfˈhæz.ɚd/ (US).

Words near halfhazard in the dictionary

  1. halfexpect
  2. halfful
  3. halfgod
  4. halfgods
  5. halfgraben
  6. halfhazard
  7. halfhearted
  8. halfheartedly
  9. halfheartedness
  10. halfhelm
  11. halfhelms

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