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hit and miss

hit and miss
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Transcription

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

Definitions of hit and miss words

  • adjective hit and miss unpredictable, unreliable 1
  • adjective hit and miss If something is hit and miss or hit or miss, it is sometimes successful and sometimes not. 0
  • adjective hit and miss unpredictable; sometimes successful, sometimes unsuccessful 0
  • adjective hit and miss random; haphazard 0
  • adjective hit and miss resulting in both successes and failures 0
  • adjective hit and miss hit-or-miss 0
See all 6 definitions of hit and miss

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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 common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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