cut-and-try

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuht and trahy]
- /kʌt ænd traɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuht and trahy]
- /kʌt ænd traɪ/

Definitions of cut-and-try word

adjective cut-and-try marked by a procedure of trial and error; empirical: Many scientific advances are achieved with a cut-and-try approach. 1
adjective cut-and-try Done by trial and error, without precise calculation in advance. 0

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Origin of cut-and-try

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05

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Parts of speech for Cut-and-try

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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cut-and-try popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.