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hit-or-miss

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hit-or-miss (htr-ms)
adj.
Marked by a lack of care, accuracy, or organization; random.

hit or miss adv.

hit-or-miss
Adjective
Informal unplanned or unpredictable: hit-or-miss service Also: (hit-and-miss)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.hit-or-miss - dependent upon or characterized by chance; "a haphazard plan of action"; "his judgment is rather hit-or-miss"
random - lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance; "a random choice"; "bombs fell at random"; "random movements"
Translations
hit-or-miss [ˈhɪtəˈmɪs] adjau petit bonheur (la chance);
it's hit-or-miss whether ... → il est loin d'être certain que ... + sub
hit-or-miss [ˈhɪtəˈmɪs] hit adjungeplant;
to be a hit-or-miss affair hit → eine unsichere Sache sein;
it's hit-or-miss whether ... hit → es ist nicht zu sagen, ob ...
hit-or-miss [ˈhɪtəˈmɪs] adjcasuale;
it's hit-or-miss whether ... → è in dubbio se ...;
the service in this hotel is very hit-or-miss → il servizio dell'albergo lascia a desiderare


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In a sobering reminder that Seo is still a hit-or-miss, back- of-the-rotation guy who relies entirely on finesse, the right-hander showed no resemblance to the man who had given the Dodgers back- to-back masterpieces in his two previous starts.
Conventional methods, which typically involve varying the temperature of a crystallizing solution or changing solvents, take a lot of time and are hit-or-miss.
Traditional methods are expensive and ineffective--a hit-or-miss proposition that does not offer the searching tenant the depth and breadth of information they need to make such an important business decision," said Sheridan.
 
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