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haphazard response

[hap-HAZ-ərd ri-SPAWNS]
nounpl: haphazard responses
resposta casual/desordenada
1. A reaction or answer given without careful thought, planning, or organization; a disorganized or random reply
The company's haphazard response to the crisis only made things worse.
A resposta casual da empresa à crise piorou as coisas.
2. An unpredictable or unsystematic answer lacking coherence or structure
His haphazard response to the question showed he hadn't studied.
Sua resposta desordenada à pergunta mostrou que ele não havia estudado.
NYC Slang
sloppy response / half-baked answer
Synonyms
random responsedisorganized responsecareless responsead hoc responseimprovised responserushed response
Antonyms
deliberate responseplanned responsesystematic responsemeasured responsethoughtful response

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
resposta desorganizada/casual
Common usage in formal and informal contexts
Portugal
resposta precipitada/desordenada
Slightly more formal tone preferred
São Paulo
resposta de qualquer jeito
More colloquial variation

Related Idioms & Phrases

shot in the dark
off the cuff
flying by the seat of one's pants
throw something at the wall and see what sticks
hit or miss
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