unsystematic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ʌnˌsɪstəˈmætɪk/
Etymology
From un- + systematic.
Meanings
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Not systematic; random, disorganised, or unthorough.
None of the traditional proposals suffers from the weaknesses characteristic of CAW's suggestions: what CAW has to offer are mere guesses, arrived at in a totally unsystematic way and totally unsupported by rational and reasonable argumentation.
1989 January 14, Werner Winter, “On a new claim concerning substratum influence upon Tocharian”, in Central Asiatic Journal, volume 33, number 1/2, Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISSN, page 131:The relegation of locomotives to storage seemed to be on a very unsystematic basis on all three principal Irish railways: while one member of a class was rusting in a yard, another might be hard at work in revenue-earning service—[…].
1959 June 14, R. A. Young, “A Railway Holiday in Ireland—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 416:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unsystematic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unsystematic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
unsystematic risk · unsystematically
Translations (9)
el ασυστηματοποίητος (not systematic) · hi क्रमहीन (not systematic) · pl niesystematyczny (not systematic) · nl onsystematisch (not systematic) · bg безсистемен (not systematic) · it asistematico (not systematic) · es poco/nada sistemático (not systematic) · ro nesistematic (not systematic) · no usystematisk (not systematic)