RAN'DOM, noun 1. A roving motion or course without direction; hence, want of direction, rule or method; hazard; chance; used in the phrase, at random that is, without a settled point of direction; at hazard. 2. Course; motion; progression; distance of a body thrown; as the furthest random of a missile weapon. RAN'DOM, adjective 1. Done at hazard or without settled aim or purpose; left to chance; as a random blow. 2. Uttered or done without previous calculation; as a random guess.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI