: in a hit-or-miss manner : haphazardly
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Adjective
your hit-or-miss schedule for taking your medication is going to land you in the hospital again
Adverb
I was learning Spanish hit or miss, mostly just by hearing my friends speak it.
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Joseph Person, The Athletic, 27 Aug. 2024
Through this week, downpours will continue to be hit-or-miss.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
Troy Smith, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
Gifting fragrance can be a hit or miss, but Lake & Skye's roll-on fragrance oil is a shoo-in to be a fabulous stocking stuffer loved by all.
—People Staff, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
But Canales ominously said last week the Panthers would consider Marshall’s entire, hit-or-miss body of work, which was largely a miss.
—Joseph Person, The Athletic, 27 Aug. 2024
Through this week, downpours will continue to be hit-or-miss.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
Adverb
The Cavaliers have been hit or miss with their annual City Edition jerseys, but this year is a big hit.
—Troy Smith, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
Gifting fragrance can be a hit or miss, but Lake & Skye's roll-on fragrance oil is a shoo-in to be a fabulous stocking stuffer loved by all.
—People Staff, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Hit-or-miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit-or-miss. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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