Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

halfhazard

/(ˌ)hæfˈhæz.ɚd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: half-haz-ard
IPA: /(ˌ)hæfˈhæz.ɚd/

29

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Eggcorn of haphazard.

Example Sentences

"[…] 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."
"[…] 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 […]"
"[…] 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."

Etymology

By confusion with half.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /(ˌ)hæfˈhæz.ɚd/

Inflected Forms

more halfhazard (comparative) most halfhazard (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce halfhazard?: The recorded pronunciation is /(ˌ)hæfˈhæz.ɚd/.
What does halfhazard mean?: Eggcorn of haphazard.
Where does halfhazard come from?: By confusion with half.

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