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hit or miss
adverb
Definition of HIT OR MISS
: in a hit-or-miss manner : haphazardly
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First Known Use of HIT OR MISS
1606
Related to HIT OR MISS
- Synonyms
- aimlessly, anyhow, anyway, anywise, desultorily, erratically, haphazard, haphazardly, helter-skelter, irregularly, randomly, willy-nilly, at random
- Antonyms
- methodically, systematically
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