hit-and-miss

hit-and-miss

(hĭt′n-mĭs′)

adj.

Sometimes succeeding and sometimes not.

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hit-and-miss

adj

informal random; haphazard: a hit-and-miss affair; the technique is very hit and miss. Also: hit or miss

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hit′-or-miss′

adj.

careless; inattentive; haphazard.

[1600–10]

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hit-and-miss

hit-or-miss

adjective haphazard, random, uneven, casual, indiscriminate, cursory, perfunctory, aimless, disorganized, undirected Farming can be very much a hit-and-miss affair.
planned, arranged, organized, deliberate, systematic

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