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hit–or–miss
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hit–or–miss
(adjective)
hit–or–miss
/ˌhɪtɚ
ˈ
mɪs/
adjective
hit–or–miss
/ˌhɪtɚ
ˈ
mɪs/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of HIT–OR–MISS
:
not carefully planned or directed
a
hit-or-miss
[=
hit-and-miss
] method of finding answers
a
hit-or-miss
procedure/proposition
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