hit-and-miss

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hit and mis]
- /hɪt ænd mɪs/
- /hɪt ənd mɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hit and mis]
- /hɪt ænd mɪs/

Definitions of hit-and-miss word

adjective hit-and-miss sometimes successful or rewarding and sometimes not. 1
adjective hit-and-miss Alternative form of hit-or-miss. 0

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Origin of hit-and-miss

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900

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Parts of speech for Hit-and-miss

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hit-and-miss

hit-and-miss popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% 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.