ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Hit-or-miss

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Hit-or-miss is an adjective meaning (now chiefly US, informal, idiomatic) Inconsistent, unpredictable, erratic; sometimes succeeding and sometimes failing with no apparent pattern.

Meaning

(now chiefly US, informal, idiomatic) Inconsistent, unpredictable, erratic; sometimes succeeding and sometimes failing with no apparent pattern.

Example Sentences

On the contrary, these cones are made up of materials of all sizes mixed together in the most hit or miss fashion.

Synonyms for hit-or-miss

Depending on context, synonyms include hitty-missy, haphazard, random.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include haphazard, random, hit-and-miss, misflung, mischanceful, hair-trigger.

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