hit-and-miss

(Informal)

[adjective]

haphazard, aimless, casual, disorganized, indiscriminate, random, undirected, uneven

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\\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective

: sometimes hitting or corresponding in position and sometimes not : random, hit-or-miss

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/hit"n mis"/, adj.

sometimes successful or rewarding and sometimes not.

[1895-1900]

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hitˈ-and-missˈ adjective

1. Hitting or missing, according to circumstances

2. Random

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Main Entry: ↑hit

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hit-and-miss UK US adjective

not planned or done in an organized way

Thesaurus: not well planned_synonym

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hit-and-miss «HIHT uhn MIHS», adjective.

= hit-or-miss. (Cf. ↑hit-or-miss)

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done or occurring at random

picking a remedy can be a bit hit-and-miss

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/ˌhıtn̩ˈmıs/ adj

: sometimes successful and sometimes not : not always good or successful

The company has relied on a hit-and-miss [=hit-or-miss] approach to developing new products.

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ˌhit-and-ˈmiss [hit-and-miss] (also ˌhit-or-ˈmiss) adjective

not done in a careful or planned way and therefore not likely to be successful

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The procedure is far too clumsy and hit-and-miss.

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The professor's deafness made conversation a hit-and-miss affair.

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hit and miss — See: HIT OR MISS … Dictionary of American idioms
hit and miss — See: HIT OR MISS … Dictionary of American idioms
hit and miss — hit and/or miss if something is hit and miss, you cannot be certain of its quality because it is sometimes good and sometimes bad. We used a cheap printer, but the quality was a bit hit or miss. Weather forecasting used to be a very hit and miss… … New idioms dictionary
hit-and-miss — • hit or miss • hit and miss adj Unplanned; uncontrolled; aimless; careless. John did a lot of hit or miss reading, some of it about taxes. Mary packed her bag in hurried, hit or miss fashion … Словарь американских идиом
hit-and-miss — adj also .hit or miss done in a way that is not planned or organized →↑random ▪ The campaign was rather a hit and miss affair … Dictionary of contemporary English
hit\ and\ miss — • hit or miss • hit and miss adv In an unplanned or uncontrolled way; aimlessly; carelessly. George didn t know which house on the street was Jane s, so he began ringing doorbells hit or miss. •• unsystematic; random; relying on chance; not… … Словарь американских идиом
hit-and-miss — [hit′ n mis′] adj. 1. resulting in both successes and failures: said as of a series of attempts 2. HIT OR MISS … English World dictionary
hit and miss — Something that is hit and miss is unpredictable and may produce results or may fail … The small dictionary of idiomes
hit-and-miss — hit′ and miss′ adj. hit or miss • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
hit-and-miss — ► hit and miss done or occurring at random. Main Entry: ↑hit … English terms dictionary
hit-and-miss — adjective not planned or done in an organized way … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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