Meaning Of The Word Hit and miss

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Hit and miss Meaning

Hit and miss Definition
Hit and miss Definition

What's The Definition Of Hit and miss?

hit and miss
done carelessly or without proper planning, so equally likely to fail or succeed
adjective: If something is hit and miss or hit or miss, it is sometimes successful and sometimes not.

hit and miss in British English
adjective: random; haphazard
adjective: unpredictable; sometimes successful, sometimes unsuccessful

hit-and-miss in American English
resulting in both successes and failures
adjective: sometimes successful or rewarding and sometimes not

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