hit-or-miss en · ADJ
Meanings
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(US, idiomatic, informal) Inconsistent, unpredictable, erratic; sometimes succeeding and sometimes failing with no apparent pattern.
On the contrary, these cones are made up of materials of all sizes mixed together in the most hit or miss fashion.
1919, Robert F. Griggs, “The Great Mageik Landslide”, in The Ohio Journal of Science, volume 20, number 8, page 342:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hit or miss | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most hit- | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| hit and miss | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more hit- | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| hit-and-miss | alternative | lexicographic | |
| -miss | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| -miss | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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Translations (5)
pt errático (inconsistent, unpredictable, erratic; sometimes succeeding and sometimes failing) · es ensayo y error (inconsistent, unpredictable, erratic; sometimes succeeding and sometimes failing) · hu találomra (inconsistent, unpredictable, erratic; sometimes succeeding and sometimes failing) · hu próba szerencse (inconsistent, unpredictable, erratic; sometimes succeeding and sometimes failing) · pt imprevisível (inconsistent, unpredictable, erratic; sometimes succeeding and sometimes failing)