hit-and-ˈmiss
11hit-and-miss — adjective not planned or done in an organized way …
12hit-and-miss — (Informal) [adjective] haphazard, aimless, casual, disorganized, indiscriminate, random, undirected, uneven * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : sometimes hitting or corresponding in position and sometimes not : random, hit or miss * * * /hit n mis / …
13hit and miss — also hit and miss ADJ GRADED If something is hit and miss or hit or miss, it is sometimes successful and sometimes not. Farming can be very much a hit and miss affair …
14hit and miss — some right and some wrong, trial and error Hiring good help is still a hit and miss procedure …
15hit-and-miss — adjective inconsistent, unpredictable, sometimes succeeding and sometimes failing :His choice of jokes is rather hit and miss. Syn: hitty missy …
16hit and miss — Something that is hit and miss is unpredictable and may produce results or may fail. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
17hit-and-miss — see hit and miss …
18hit and miss — unplanned, uncontrolled, aimless, careless We are looking for a new apartment but it seems to be hit and miss whether we can find a good one …
19hit-and-miss (also hit-or-miss) — haphazard; random. ↘as likely to be unsuccessful as successful. → histrionics …
20Hit and miss engine — A hit and miss engine is a type of four stroke internal combustion engine that was conceived in the late 1800s and was produced by various companies from the 1890s through approximately the 1930s. The name comes from the method of speed control… …