: 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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Bloomberg News, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2025
Christmas music seems to be hit-or-miss with most people, and opinions on specific songs can vary greatly.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Dec. 2024
Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
The emulated games on this collection are actually pretty hit or miss, from a modern game design perspective.
—Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
But even with all that pomp and circumstance, Super Bowl halftime has often been a hit-or-miss event.
—Bloomberg News, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2025
Christmas music seems to be hit-or-miss with most people, and opinions on specific songs can vary greatly.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Dec. 2024
Adverb
Natural light from a window can be hit or miss with the obvious hurdles for the seeds in getting enough light, possible cold exposure from the windows and experiencing cloudy days which further limits natural light.
—Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
The emulated games on this collection are actually pretty hit or miss, from a modern game design perspective.
—Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Hit-or-miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit-or-miss. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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