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hit–or–miss
adjective \ˌhit-ər-ˈmis\
: not carefully planned or directed
Full Definition of HIT-OR-MISS
: marked by a lack of care, forethought, system, or plan; also : hit-and-miss
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First Known Use of HIT-OR-MISS
1848
Related to HIT-OR-MISS
- Synonyms
- aimless, arbitrary, catch-as-catch-can, desultory, erratic, haphazard, helter-skelter, hit-or-miss, scattered, slapdash, stray
- Antonyms
- methodical (also methodic), nonrandom, orderly, organized, regular, systematic, systematized
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