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Adjective: haphazard  hap'ha-zu(r)d
  1. Dependent upon or characterized by chance
    "a haphazard plan of action";
    - hit-or-miss
     
  2. Marked by great carelessness
    "a most haphazard system of record keeping";
    - slapdash, slipshod, sloppy
Adverb: haphazard  hap'ha-zu(r)d
  1. Without care; in a slapdash manner
    "the Prime Minister was wearing a grey suit and a white shirt with a soft collar, but his neck had become thinner and the collar stood away from it as if it had been bought haphazard";
    - haphazardly

See also: careless, cavalier, random

Encyclopedia: Haphazard