Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haphazardry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hap-haz-ardry
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I began to realize the degree of haphazardry in the former and of over-emphasis in many of the latter, and the general imbalance between them."

Etymology

From haphazard + -ry.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: haphazard

Usage

Inflected Forms

haphazardries (plural)

Questions

What does haphazardry mean?: haphazardness
Where does haphazardry come from?: From haphazard + -ry.

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